Etymology, Latin, Ad
Etymology From Proto-Italic *ad, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognates include English at. Pronunciation (Classical) IPA(key): /ad/, [äd̪] (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ad/, [äd̪] Preposition[edit] ad (+ accusative) (direction) toward, to up to (indicating direction upwards) near, by, close by, at, to (indicating location) q against, on, upon (indicating position) at, about, around, on, in (indicating a point in time) until, to, up to, till (indicating the extent…