Prefix meaning “out of, outside; from,” but also “upwards, completely, deprive of,
without.”
Etymology (EN): From M.E., from O.Fr., from L. ex- “out of, from,”
akin to Gk. ex, ek “out of;” Av. uz-, us-, see below;
from PIE base *eghs “out” (cf. Gaul. ex-; O.Ir. ess-;
O.C.S. izu; Rus. iz).
Etymology (PE): Pers. os- (variants zo-, so-),
from Mid.Pers. us-, uz-; Av. uz-, us-
“out of, outside, from;” O.Pers. ud- (ud-apatatā “to rise up, rebel”),
also Pers. preposition az “from; of; out of,” prefixes zo-
(in zodudan “to polish, clean;” Mid.Pers. uzdâtan; Av. uzdā-,
from uz- + dā- “to make, create”), âz- (âzmâyeš,
→ experiment), haz- (haziné
“cost, expenditure;” Mid.Pers.
uzên, uzênak, from *uz-ayana- “going out;”
Av. us- + ay- “to go,” → assembly),
es- (eskane “chisel”);
PIE *ud- “up, out,” cf. Skt. úd “up, away, out;”
O.E. ūt “out;” E. out; O.H.G. ūz “out;” Ger. aus;
Russ. vy- “out.”
Borun “out, the outside” (Mid.Pers. bêron, from bê “outside, out, away”
- rôn “side, direction;” Av. ravan- “(course of a) river”).
