ec-

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Uncertain. May be from Proto-Indo-European *éy.

Another hypothesis proposes an underlying form *ed- and compares the first element of Proto-Slavic *ed-ìnъ (“one”) and *ed(ъ)-và (“only”), supposing a common origin in Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ed-, but this element is nowadays reconstructed as *h₁edʰ- in accordance with Winter's law. Confer Oscan ekkum (“idem”).

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Prefix

ec-

  1. prefixed to interrogatives, has intensive or indefinite force
    ec- + -ce → ecce
    ec- + quandō → ecquandō
    ec- + quis → ecquis
Derived terms
Latin terms prefixed with ec-

References

Etymology 2

See ex-.

Prefix

ec-

  1. Alternative form of ex- (combining with f-initial words).
    ec- + ferō → ecferō
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