Where does “ex-” come from?

ex- (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

ex- (Latin): out, away

Definitions

  1. out, away

Ancestry of “ex-”, step by step

ex- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European eǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-

via Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

via Latin ē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinēScribal abbreviation of the diphthong ae

Words derived from “ex-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-