ec-

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ek/, [ɛk]

Etymology 1

May be from Proto-Indo-European *éy.

Prefix

ec-

prefixed to interrogatives, has intensive or indefinite force
ec- + -ce → ecce

ec- + quandō → ecquandō

ec- + quis → ecquis

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_prefixed_with_ec-' title='Category:Latin words prefixed with ec-'>Latin words prefixed with ec-</a>

References

ec- in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ec-” on page 584/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 281

Etymology 2

See ex-.

Prefix

ec-

Alternative form of ex- (combining with f-initial words).
ec- + ferō → ecferō

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.