LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
preposition

dē ex

dē ex (+ ablative)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinwith ablativeof (partitive)
    ca. 400 CE, Vetus Itala (Codex Vindobonensis 1185)he found one of his fellow slaves
  2. Late Latinwith ablativefrom (temporal)
    coniugi karissimae vixit cum eo de ex die virginitatis suefor his cherished wife [who] lived with him from the day of her maidenhoodCIL 14, 5210
  3. Late Latinwith ablativefrom, of (origin)
    836 CE, Italy Signum manus Aribaldi de ex genere Francorum avitator civitatis MediolaniSignature from the hand of Aribaldus, a resident of Milan who is of Frankish descent.

Origins

From dē + ex.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesedêsfrom Old Galician-Portuguese des
  • Spanishdes
  • Spanishdesdefrom Spanish des
  • Mozarabicדש
  • Asturiandendefrom Old Leonese des
  • Mirandesezdefrom Old Leonese des
  • Mirandesezdendefrom Old Leonese des
  • Mirandesezindafrom Old Leonese des
  • Asturiandesquefrom Old Leonese des
  • Asturianesquefrom Old Leonese des
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalandes
  • Frenchdès

Quick answers

What does dē ex mean in Latin?
dē ex, a preposition, means “of (partitive); from (temporal); from, of (origin)”.