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Forms

ad- ^[1] Assimilated forms are common before ⟨c⟩, ⟨f⟩, ⟨g⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨n⟩, ⟨p⟩, ⟨s⟩, ⟨t⟩ (acc-, aff-, agg-, all-, ann-, app-, ass-, att-); the ⟨d⟩ is often dropped before ⟨sc⟩, ⟨sp⟩, ⟨st⟩ and ⟨gn⟩ (asc-, asp-, ast-, agn-), and early Latin has ar- (arvorsum, arfuisse).^[2][1]

Etymology

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *ad-, the preposition ad used as a prefix; the prefix is found in the other Italic languages too.^[1][2] De Vaan traces the preposition to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ed (“to”).^[3]

Cognate with Oscan ad-, Umbrian ař-, Old Irish ad-, Welsh add- and Old English æt.^[3]

Meanings

Prefix

1. to, towards, at: addūcō, adveniō, accurrō.^[1][2]
2. (with verbs) Intensifying the action of the simple verb.^[1]

Word family

• addūcō
• adveniō
• afferō
• accēdō
• accipiō
• adsum
• admīror
• adimō
• adiungō
• attineō
• attingō
• assequor
• appōnō
• alligō

Related words

• ad

Usage notes

⟨adq-⟩ is often written ⟨acq-⟩, and manuscripts show ⟨amm-⟩ for ⟨adm-⟩.^[2]

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill