Where does “ad” come from?

ad (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

ad (Latin): toward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to

Definitions

  1. toward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to

Ancestry of “ad”, step by step

ad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic ad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

via Proto-Indo-European ád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanádnear”, “at; near; at; at; near

Words derived from “ad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd →