"a-" meaning in Spanish

See a- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- Inherited from Latin ad-. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:inh|la:ad-<id:to>|id=verb prefix|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ad-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "a-", "lang" : "es" }" data-id="verb prefix" data-lang="es" data-title="a-" id="Spanish:_verb_prefix"> Inherited from Latin ad-. Head templates: {{head|es|prefix}} a-
  1. forms words, especially verbs, that denote entering a state, making progress toward a goal, or the like Tags: morpheme Related terms: en-
    Sense id: en-a--es-prefix-7EA6GvDn Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 57 43 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)lbor. Spanish a- From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel); generalized from the many Latin borrowings using this prefix. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:lbor|grc:ἀ-<id:un->|id=not|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)lbor. Spanish a- [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "un-", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "un-", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "not", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "not", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*né", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*n̥-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*ə-", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἀ-", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "a-", "lang" : "es" }" data-id="not" data-lang="es" data-title="a-" id="Spanish:_not">, {{der|es|grc|ἀ-}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Head templates: {{head|es|prefix}} a-
  1. a-, non-, -less Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-a--es-prefix-9oA9tMQa Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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