ad

Latin

prep
Definitions
  • (direction) toward, to
  • up to indicating direction upwards
  • near, by, close by, at, to indicating location
  • against, on, upon indicating position
  • at, about, around, on, in indicating a point in time
  • until, to, up to, till] indicating the extent of time
  • for, to, toward indicating purpose or aim
  • in order to, to, for indicating means
  • in comparison with, in comparison to, in relation to
  • according to indicating conformity
  • in consequence of
  • against, at indicating movement 'toward' but in a hostile manner
  • among, amongst indicating the sharing of a characteristic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (at, near, to).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂éd

Gloss

at, near, to

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