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Word or morpheme for “middle” or “not above or below”, as opposed to “super” and “sub”?
What is a latin morpheme for “middle” which can be used as a prefix, instead of “sub“ and “super”?
The context is the use of such a construct in English. So the following mentions some English examples.
One can say “subscript“ and “superscript”, and…
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Could the prefix ex- mean 'without'?
Could the ex- signify 'without' in the OED below? Or did English misuse it in 1b below?
1. In Latin phrases (some of which are in English written as single words), as ex animo n., ex parte adj., extempore v., ex-voto n., etc.
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b. With sense…
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Can 'ex' in 'excurare' signify 'out'?
Etymonline states 'ex-' to signify 'out'
Scour: "cleanse by hard rubbing," c. 1200, from Middle Dutch scuren, schuren "to polish, to clean," and from Old French escurer, both from Late Latin excurare "clean off," literally "take good care of,"…
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Ad- instead of co- as a prefix for morphism
I want to find a prefix for morphism to get the meaning "relevance of the form of an entity to given criteria"
Does it make sense to use ad- for this? Co- also makes sense but the word "comorphism" does not sound exactly right e.g. "correlation of…
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How does "ad-" work in adduco and allego?
I'm grappling with the prefix ad- in Latin. I don't know why, but I can't pinpoint its meaning. Or it just feels redundant. Here are some examples of my befuddlement.
The ad- in adduco feels redundant. I read its definitions below, and although…
user9126
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Has 'com-' been a causative prefix?
constitute {verb} Etymology : [..] con- intensive + statuĕre to set up, place: [...]
6. To make (a person or thing) something; to establish or set up as. (With obj. and compl.) Cf. 2.
8. To make up, form, compose; to be the elements or…
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If assūmptiō = 'take up', then can ad- (prefix) mean 'up'? But why, when super- already meant 'up'?
Are these definitions correct?
(13th, from Latin assūmptiō, the act of taking up, from Latin assūmere, which is ... to assume).
A little on etymology: the word “assumption” comes from the Latin “assumptio” which means “a taking up” or…
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