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Etymology
From Middle English on-, from Old English on-, an-, from Proto-West Germanic *ana-, from Proto-Germanic *an-, *ana- (“on-”), from Proto-Indo-European *ano-, *nō- (“on”). Cognate with Dutch aan-, German an-, Swedish an-. Doublet of ana-.
Meanings
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(morpheme) on, at, toward, upon.
oncome, onset, onfall, onlay
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| an- | alternative | lexicographic | |
| a- | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
epi- (above) · super- (above) · en- (above) · hyper- (above) · supra- (above) · sur- (above)