ar-prefix

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowel forming this prefix may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. arriccio n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ar-.

Etymology: < classical Latin ar-, variant (by assimilation) of ad- ad- prefix used before r- , as in adrogantia , arrogantia , arrogance n.The Latin prefix was reduced in Old French to a- a- prefix⁵, which in the 14th cent. was often re-spelt ar- after Latin, and this was usually the case in English from the 15th cent.; as a result most words from Old French in ar- are now written arr- , e.g. arrange v., array v., arrive v. In the 16th cent. this spelling was extended to words with a- from other sources (by false analysis): as araise v., areach v., arear v.

Assimilated form of Latin ad- used before r-, as in adrogantia, arrogantia, arrogance. See ad- prefix.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ar-
释义	ar-prefix Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowel forming this prefix may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. arriccio n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ar-. Etymology: < classical Latin ar-, variant (by assimilation) of ad- ad- prefix used before r- , as in adrogantia , arrogantia , arrogance n.The Latin prefix was reduced in Old French to a- a- prefix⁵, which in the 14th cent. was often re-spelt ar- after Latin, and this was usually the case in English from the 15th cent.; as a result most words from Old French in ar- are now written arr- , e.g. arrange v., array v., arrive v. In the 16th cent. this spelling was extended to words with a- from other sources (by false analysis): as araise v., areach v., arear v. Assimilated form of Latin ad- used before r-, as in adrogantia, arrogantia, arrogance. See ad- prefix. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < prefix
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