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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · directional prefix

ad-

to, toward

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European horizon · directional base

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to, near, at

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

Latin ad- directly continues the reconstructed directional base with stable form.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

To, toward continues the older to, near, at field.

CHRONOLOGY

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SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors

CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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Indo-European Root ad-ad- entry, Latin descendants

Publishes Latin ad- under the reconstructed directional base.

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