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al-¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English al-, from Old English eal-, eall- (“all-”). More at all.

prefix

  1. alternative, idiomatic, morpheme Alternative form of all-

al-²

Where it comes from

Assimilated form of ad- before l. From Latin ad-.

prefix

  1. alternative, morpheme Alternative form of ad- (“to, toward”).

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"al-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/al-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

al-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/al-

Chicago

"al-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/al-.

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@misc{al_2026,
  title = {al-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/al-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}