LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
prefix

dē-

dē-
Classical[deː]Ecclesiastical[de]

Meaning

  1. morphemeof; from
  2. morphemeoff; (away/remove) from

Origins

From dē (“of; from”).

Descendants
  • Englishde-
  • Frenchde-
  • Frenchdé-
  • Italiande-
  • Italiandi-
  • Portuguesede-
  • Spanishde-
  • Swedishde-

Quick answers

What does dē- mean in Latin?
dē-, a prefix, means “of; from”.
How do you pronounce dē-?
In classical Latin, [deː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de].