Morpheme
de-
Type
prefix
Denotation
down, down from, from, off, off, away, from among; through, throughout, in different directions, between; negating prefix, often denoting completely, totally; also often merely intensive, denoting thoroughly, entirely
Etymology
(1) Latin de; (2) Old French de-, from des-; Latin dī-, from dis-
Evidence
deactivate, debark, debrief, deciduous, declutter, decompress, decrease, defenestrate, deflate, defrost, defy, degradation, deligotype, deluge, deplete, deprecate, depress, dereism, dereistic, descend, despair, desparate, detach, device, devise
