to-
English
prefix
Definitions
- (no longer productive) apart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English to- (apart, to, also, in addition to, away) inherited from Old English tō- (to, furthermore, at, also, besides) inherited from Proto-Germanic *twiz- (apart, in two) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dwis- (twice, in two, two-ways, in twain).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dwis-
Gloss
twice, in two, two-ways, in twain
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Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
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