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Where does “ad-” come from?

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

ad- (Proto-Celtic): to, at, towards

Definitions

  1. to, at, towards

Ancestry of “ad-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

Words derived from “ad-”

  • Aberystwyth
  • tanistry
  • tanist
  • Abertawe
  • aber
  • ábharaí
  • réamhaibíocht
  • aibíocht
  • adhnáireach
  • aibigh
  • adhnáirigh
  • adhnua
  • adhnáire
  • aibí
  • abaidheacht
  • bunábhar
  • adhmhaidin
  • adhmhill
  • adhmhol
  • adhmholtóir
  • adhmholtach
  • meánábhar
  • ábhar
  • adhfhuath
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