"ac-" meaning in All languages combined

See ac- on Wiktionary

Prefix [English]

Etymology: From Old English āc (“oak”) (but not part of the etymology of acorn). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|āc||oak}} Old English āc (“oak”) Head templates: {{en-prefix}} ac-
  1. (in place names) oak. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ac--en-prefix-Z5vITjyI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0

Prefix [English]

IPA: /æk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ək/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æk/ [US], /ək/ [US]
Etymology: Assimilated form of ad- before c, k, q. Around 1500 the c was added to some versions of the a- prefix. From Middle English a-, from Old French a-, from Latin ad- (“to, toward”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|a-}} Middle English a-, {{der|en|fro|a-}} Old French a-, {{der|en|la|ad-||to, toward}} Latin ad- (“to, toward”) Head templates: {{en-prefix}} ac-
  1. To or with. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ac--en-prefix-mVae0B1y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0

Prefix [English]

IPA: /æk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ək/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æk/ [US], /ək/ [US]
Etymology: Assimilated form of a-. Around 1500 the c was added to some versions of the a- prefix. From a- (“on”), from Old English ge-. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|ge-}} Old English ge- Head templates: {{en-prefix}} ac-
  1. On. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ac--en-prefix--6P5SY~C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0

Prefix [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|prefix form}} ac-
  1. alternative form of ad- Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: ad-
    Sense id: en-ac--la-prefix-9Tn1e9lr Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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