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ex-/e- [from Latin]

(preposition)

out-of, on-the-basis-of

event [literally, ‘a coming out;’ a happening, sometimes one of significance; a final result or outcome.]

to exacerbate

excess

excursion [literally, ‘a running out;’ a short pleasure trip.]

to expect [literally, ‘to look out for;’ to await something that is probable or due.]

to expel [literally, ‘to push out;’ to drive out or force to leave.]

to exacerbate (verb) [literally, ‘to make bitter out-of;’ to make something worse than it already is.]

excess (noun) [literally, ‘gone out-of;’ an amount or behavior that goes beyond what is normal or sufficient or lawful or conventionally acceptable.]

ec-/ex- [from Greek]

(preposition)

out-of, on-the-basis-of

eccentric

ecclesiastical [literally, ‘pertaining to a calling out (and together);’ pertaining to the church.]

eclectic [literally, ‘selected out-of;’ composed of items selected out of a wide variety of sources.]

eclipse [literally, ‘leaving out;’ the partial or complete blotting out of one heavenly body by another.]

ecstasy [literally, ‘standing out-of;’ a state of intense blissful emotion that transcends reasoning and takes one out of oneself.]

exodus

eccentric (adjective) [literally, ‘out-of the center;’ deviating from the conventionally accepted standard.]

exodus (noun) [literally, ‘way out;’ a departure of a large number of persons as a coherent group.]