"-ex" meaning in English

See -ex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Imitative of the ending of Latin-derived words such as index and codex Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -ex, {{en-suffix}} -ex
  1. Used to construct company and product names that borrow meaning from the root word. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ex-en-suffix-C-ueXOje Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 84 11 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 9 5 Derived forms: Amex, Celotex, Centrex, Durex, Kardex, Kleenex, Memorex, Perspex, Piñatex, Purex, Rolex, Romex, Timex, Tippex, Windex
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        {
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        {
          "word": "Rolex"
        },
        {
          "word": "Romex"
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        {
          "word": "Timex"
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