e

Portuguese

/ˈɛ/, /i/, /ˈe/

conjunction
Definitions
  • and connects two clauses indicating that the events occurred together, one after the other or without any special implication
  • and connects the last and penultimate elements in a list
  • (emphatic) and connects every element of a list
  • (logic) and indicates a conjunction operation
  • (in the format “X e X”) and indicates a great number of something

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese e (and) inherited from Latin et (and, plus, also) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *éti (over, beyond).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*éti

Gloss

over, beyond

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