ad-

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ad-. Doublet of at-.

Prefix

ad-

2. (no longer productive) Doing, enacting, forming a verb.

   accouple, admarginate, admixture, attune

4. Near, close to, adjacent.

   adaxonal, addental, admedial

6. Towards in direction or movement. (anatomy) Towards the midline of the body.

   adapical, adfluvial, adgerminal

8. (no longer productive) Intensifying, additionally.

   acclaim, adsignification, adspection

10. Along, alongside.

    admarginal, adnervular, adstratum

12. Appending and/or prepending. Adding from either side.

    adfix, adposition, affix

14. Modifying.

    adnominal, adverb, assoil

16. Atop or above in position.

    adatom, adcumulate, aggrade

References

• “ad-”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “ad-”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• D. A., D.A., DA, Da, da

Prefix

ad-

1. ad-

Etymology

Prefix form of ad. Also based on Latin ad-.

Prefix

ad-

1. to (indicating that to which there is movement, tendency or position, with or without arrival)

   portar (“carry, bear”) → adportar (“bring, carry (to a person or place)”)

   ube (“where”) → adube (“where to (with motion), whither”)