1. dis-, de-, un- (The core theme is the removing of some feature. The origin is the notion of "counter" which we can see in the related prefix "anti-")
2. in- (The core theme is a mix of "in" and "on")
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Vocab:
entscheiden, antworten, entsprechen, entzünden, empfehlen, empfangen, empfinden, un-
Word Family
Root: *ant-
The core idea of this root was:
the front, the forehead, “what lies ahead”
It’s the origin of end, until and answer. It’s also the origin of anti- (originally about facing), ad- (“directed at”)and un- (in its sense of reversal). And most importantly, it’s the origin of antler, which most likely was cornu *antoculare – horn in ahead of eyes.
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Here’s an (incomplete) list of English family members:
- end
- until
- along
- anti
- anticipate
- advance
- advantage
- answer (“swearing back at”)
- avant-garde
- anterior
and
- the GOAT: antler
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