"ad-" meaning in Latin

See ad- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: Prefixed form of the preposition ad (“to, towards”). This prefix also appears in other Italic languages, entailing the reconstruction of Proto-Italic *ad- as a prefix. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|from|ad>to|id=to}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*ad-}} Proto-Italic *ad- Head templates: {{head|la|prefix}} ad- Forms: ap- [alternative], at- [alternative], ac- [alternative], al- [alternative], ar- [alternative], ag- [alternative], as- [alternative], af- [alternative], am- [alternative], an- [alternative], ab- [alternative]
  1. to Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ad--la-prefix-Zj6hv~~l
  2. usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it often has the effect of intensifying the verbal action Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ad--la-prefix-qe0jZWdg Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 100

Alternative forms

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      ]
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    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
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