"ac-" meaning in English

See ac- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

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”), {{m|en|acorn}} acorn Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ac-, {{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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Prefix

IPA: /æk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ək/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æk/ [US], /ək/ [US]
Etymology: * 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: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ac-, {{en-prefix}} ac-
  1. to or with. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ac--en-prefix-8DblHNcz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

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