ex-

Meaning

1. (morpheme) out of
2. (morpheme) outside
3. (morpheme) former
4. (morpheme) Without, not possessing; lacking.

Synonyms

former

previous

past

earlier

preceding

ex

existed

formerly

forward

late

old

🧓

once

onetime

out of

post-

prior

advance

after-

advanced

antecedent

anterior

before

ever

Translations

ancien

🧓

vroeger

ex-

ex-

ex-

Ex-

gewezen

oud-

voormalig

vorig

πρώην

vorherig

προηγούμενος

vorangegangen

ehemaliger

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛks/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἐξ

Cognate with Transalpine Gaulish: ex-

Cognate with Old Irish: ess-

Cognate with Church Slavic: изъ

Cognate with Russian: из

In summary

From Middle English, from words borrowed from Middle French; from Latin ex (“out of, from”), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-, *eǵs- (“out”), *eǵʰs. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, from”), Transalpine Gaulish ex- (“out”), Old Irish ess- (“out”), Old Church Slavonic изъ (izŭ, “out”), Russian из (iz, “from, out of”).