prefix
ex-
ex-
Classical[ɛks]Ecclesiastical[eks]
Meaning
- morphemeout, away
ē- + veniō → ēveniō
ex- + clāmō (“call, shout”) → exclāmō (“call out, exclaim”)
- morphemethroughout
ē- + dormiō → ēdormiō
ē- + pōtō (“drink”) → ēpōtō (“drink up”)
- emphaticmorphemethoroughly
ē- + dūrus → ēdūrō
ex- + acuō → exacuō
- morphemedenoting achievement
ex- + ōrō → exōrō
ex- + pugnō (“battle, fight, combat”) → expugnō (“capture, conquer”)
- morphemeup
ex- + aggerō → exaggerō
ex- + struō (“pile, arrange”) → exstruō (“heap up, build up, construct”)
- morphemedenoting privation
ex- + anima (“air, breath, soul, life”) → exanimō (“deprive of air, deprive of life”)
ex- + sanguis (“blood”) → exsanguis (“deprived of blood, bloodless”)
Origins
The preposition ex, ē used in combination.
Elsewhere
- Frenché-
- Italians-
- Italianes-
- Portuguesees-
- Portugueseex-
- Spanishes-
- Spanishex-
- Polisheks-
- Polisheks
- Sicilians-
Old Occitan
- Occitanes-