Where does “es-” come from?

es- (Old French) comes from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

es- (Old French): indicates movement away or separation; variant of...

Definitions

  1. indicates movement away or separation; variant of...

Ancestry of “es-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēx-out, away
2Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “es-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →