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420 · 03-16-2004, 05:49 AM

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What is the origin of ex as in ex-girlfriend?

Ex has several meanings and uses in English. It can mean "out", "upward" or, taken a step further, "thoroughly", as in exclude, extol, and excruciate, respectively. It can also mean "bring into a certain state", as in exacerbate. Further, it can mean "to remove, expel, or relieve from [something]", as in expatriate "to remove from one's native land", where ex- means "remove" and patri- means "native land". From that sense comes the meaning you reference, that of "former". It was originally applied only to offices formerly held (the earliest example, from 1398, is ex-consul), but by the mid-19th century we find ex-beau, and by 1876 we find ex-wife.

03-16-2004, 05:49 AM
420 cuck Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 11,571	google is a better place to ask questions What is the origin of ex as in ex-girlfriend? Ex has several meanings and uses in English. It can mean "out", "upward" or, taken a step further, "thoroughly", as in exclude, extol, and excruciate, respectively. It can also mean "bring into a certain state", as in exacerbate. Further, it can mean "to remove, expel, or relieve from [something]", as in expatriate "to remove from one's native land", where ex- means "remove" and patri- means "native land". From that sense comes the meaning you reference, that of "former". It was originally applied only to offices formerly held (the earliest example, from 1398, is ex-consul), but by the mid-19th century we find ex-beau, and by 1876 we find ex-wife. __________________ <!--BEGIN SIMUTRONICS PLAY BUTTON CODE --> <p align="center"> <a href="http://buddy.play.net/dr?TMOREAU1"> <img src="drplay.gif" width="128" height="64" alt="Play DragonRealms!"></a></p> <!--END SIMUTRONICS PLAY BUTTON CODE -->