a-

a-

‘prefix meaning not’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

   Gk. a-, an- ‘not’ < a < ne- < Tamil al

 

English words derived from Tamil al connoting 'negation'

adulteration

adultery

allele

allergy

allotropy

parallax

parallel

subaltern

ulterior

ultimate

ultra-

ultra-vires

ultralight

ultranationalism

ultrasonic

ultrasound

ultraviolet

alibi

allegory

allo-

allocentric

allogenic

allograph

allonym

allotheism

allotrope

allopathy

Alsace

altercation

alternate

altruism

hidalgo

inter-alia

synallagmatic

alter

alternative

alias

alien

alienate

alienation

eldritch

else

an-

anarchy

anecdote

anhydrous

anaemia

anonymous

annihilate

annul

invisible

un-

unaccountable

unavailable

unrest

unusual

unworthy

ahimsa

other

adamant

ambrosia

outrage

outrageous

aught

amoral

atheism

atom

outre

abnegate

nefarious

negate

neglect

nepenthe

nothing

renegade

null

nullify

nulliparous

none

naught

naughty

nor

non-

nonchalant

non-fiction

non-resident

nonsense

non-violence

nonplus

not

nay

nescience

nescient

renege

deny

neither

nice

neuter

nihilism

nihility

nil

nill

nimiety

nix

willy-nilly

no

negligee

negotiate

never

enemy

in

immortal

illegal

irrational

ixnay

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