e-

prefix
/ɛ-/US/i-/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin ēducō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēducātiōder. English education Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English educational English e- Abbreviation of educational.

  1. derived from ē-

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or…

    Used to form adjectives with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward.

    • e.g. eluviation, edentulous, elenge
  2. In an electronic form, especially computerized and digital

    In an electronic form, especially computerized and digital; often in association with the Internet.

  3. For emergency purposes.

    • e-stop, e-brake
  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the…

      Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the product, particularly cars.

    2. Electric.

      • e-stim
    3. Used to prefix items that are embedded into devices, instead of being discrete or…

      Used to prefix items that are embedded into devices, instead of being discrete or removable elements.

    4. educational

    5. Alternative form of e-.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for e-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA