at-

English

Etymology

From Middle English at-, et-, æt-, from Old English æt- (“at, near, toward, beyond, away”), from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, to, towards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“at, near”). More at at.

Prefix

at-

  1. (obsolete, no longer productive) Prefix meaning at, close to, to, away, off.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_at-'>English words prefixed with at-</a>

References

  • at- in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

at-

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍄-

Latvian

Prefix

at-

  1. Usually found on verbs (and their derived nouns or adjectives) with the meaning 'away,' or also 'open' (like Russian от- (ot-)).

Antonyms

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latvian_words_prefixed_with_at-'>Latvian words prefixed with at-</a>

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English æt-.

Prefix

at-

  1. Prefix meaning away; toward; to
  2. Prefix meaning at; against
  3. Emphatic prefix meaning intensely or excessively

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Middle_English_words_prefixed_with_at-'>Middle English words prefixed with at-</a>

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology 1

Alternative form of ant-.

Prefix

at-

  1. Alternative form of ant-

Etymology 2

From at (“at”). More at at

Prefix

at-

  1. at, toward
    atmorgan (“tomorrow”)
  2. with
    atsamna (“together”)
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