"ex-" meaning in Latin

See ex- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: [ɛks] [Classical-Latin], [eks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: ē- [alternative], ec- [alternative], ef- [alternative]
Etymology: The preposition ex, ē used in combination. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:from|la:ex<id:out>|id=out}} Head templates: {{head|la|prefix}} ex-
  1. out, away Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ex--la-prefix-dgZRRZO2
  2. throughout Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ex--la-prefix-1B2eBfz7
  3. (intensive) thoroughly Tags: emphatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-ex--la-prefix-la:intensive
  4. denoting achievement Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ex--la-prefix-MIMpFigr Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 23 12 25 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 0 21 11 25 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 8 22 1 0 0 0 0 27 0 27 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 0 50 0 45
  5. up Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ex--la-prefix-daKIwNaJ
  6. denoting privation Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ex--la-prefix-CB6daHN4 Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 23 12 25 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 0 21 11 25 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 8 22 1 0 0 0 0 27 0 27 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 0 50 0 45

Alternative forms

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    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "s-"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "es-"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "word": "eks-"
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      "word": "eks"
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    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "es-"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "ex-"
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      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "s-"
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      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "sc-"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "es-"
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    {
      "form": "ē-",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ec-",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ef-",
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        "alternative"
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          "text": "ē- + veniō → ēveniō",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "ex- + clāmō (“call, shout”) → exclāmō (“call out, exclaim”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ex- + eō (“go”) → exeō (“exit, depart”)",
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          "out",
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          "away#English"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ē- + dormiō → ēdormiō",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "ē- + pōtō (“drink”) → ēpōtō (“drink up”)",
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        }
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        "throughout"
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          "text": "ē- + dūrus → ēdūrō",
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        },
        {
          "text": "ex- + acuō → exacuō",
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        "(intensive) thoroughly"
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          "text": "ex- + ōrō → exōrō",
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        },
        {
          "text": "ex- + pugnō (“battle, fight, combat”) → expugnō (“capture, conquer”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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    },
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        {
          "text": "ex- + aggerō → exaggerō",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ex- + struō (“pile, arrange”) → exstruō (“heap up, build up, construct”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "up"
      ],
      "id": "en-ex--la-prefix-daKIwNaJ",
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          "text": "ex- + sanguis (“blood”) → exsanguis (“deprived of blood, bloodless”)",
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          "privation#English"
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      "ipa": "[ɛks]",
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      "ipa": "[eks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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      "word": "s-"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
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        {
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        {
          "text": "ex- + eō (“go”) → exeō (“exit, depart”)",
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        "out, away"
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          "out",
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          "away",
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    {
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          "text": "ē- + dormiō → ēdormiō",
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        {
          "text": "ē- + pōtō (“drink”) → ēpōtō (“drink up”)",
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      "glosses": [
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        "morpheme"
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    {
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        {
          "text": "ē- + dūrus → ēdūrō",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "ex- + acuō → exacuō",
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        }
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        "(intensive) thoroughly"
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    {
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        {
          "text": "ex- + ōrō → exōrō",
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        {
          "text": "ex- + pugnō (“battle, fight, combat”) → expugnō (“capture, conquer”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "denoting achievement"
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        "morpheme"
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    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "ex- + aggerō → exaggerō",
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        {
          "text": "ex- + struō (“pile, arrange”) → exstruō (“heap up, build up, construct”)",
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      ],
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          "text": "ex- + anima (“air, breath, soul, life”) → exanimō (“deprive of air, deprive of life”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "ex- + sanguis (“blood”) → exsanguis (“deprived of blood, bloodless”)",
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        "denoting privation"
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          "privation",
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        "morpheme"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɛks]",
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    }
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}

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