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DictionaryRoot: ad-
Latin

ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

  • ad-
  • ac- — Used before c in Latin.
  • af- — Used before f in Latin.
  • ag- — Used before g in Latin.
  • al- — Used before l in Latin.
  • ap- — Used before p in Latin.
  • ar- — Used before r in Latin.
  • as- — Used before s in Latin.
  • at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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adjective

arrogant

AIR-uh-gunt/ˈærəɡənt/

Acting as though one is better or more important than others.

Etymology
arLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis
+rogLatinask, request, or propose
+antLatindoing or being something

The Latin combination developed the meaning “claim for oneself.” Applied to character, that becomes assuming more importance or standing than is warranted, rather than merely asking for something.

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