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Where does “es-” come from?

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

es- (Spanish): indicates separation; indicates removal or...

Definitions

  1. indicates separation; indicates removal or...

Ancestry of “es-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishes-—
2Latinēx-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “es-”

  • esforzar
  • escalofrío
  • estiramiento
  • estirar
  • espabilarse
  • इस्त्री
  • ইস্ত্ৰি
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