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Where does “ə-” come from?

ə- (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ə- (Proto-Hellenic): un-, not; without, lacking

Definitions

  1. un-, not; without, lacking

Ancestry of “ə-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
2Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “ə-”

  • ahead
  • known
  • biological
  • recognize
  • knowledge
  • atom
  • genetic
  • recognizable
  • note
  • biology
  • atomic
  • reconnoitre
  • normal
  • diamond
  • unrecognizable
  • Genesis
  • anonymous
  • biography
  • notice
  • recognizably
  • autobiography
  • ashore
  • reconnoiter
  • notes
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