Where does “ad-” come from?
ad- (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic ate-, from Proto-Celtic ati-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
ad- (Welsh): again, back, re-; affirmative prefix, emphasises...
Definitions
- again, back, re-; affirmative prefix, emphasises...
Ancestry of “ad-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | ate- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ati- | re-, again, second, further |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |