"ego-" meaning in English

See ego- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Latin ego (“I”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ego||I}} Latin ego (“I”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ego-, {{en-prefix}} ego-
  1. self Tags: morpheme Derived forms: egocentric, egomaniac, egorotation, egosurfing
    Sense id: en-ego--en-prefix-BsYEszKz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ego-, {{en-prefix}} ego-
  1. goats Tags: morpheme Derived forms: egophony
    Sense id: en-ego--en-prefix-ibTUiPoC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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