Morpheme
di-
Type
prefix
Denotation
negating prefix denoting “lack of, not, opposite of, apart, away, asunder”
Etymology
(1) assimilated form of Old French des- or Latin dis- before <g, l, r, s, v>; (2) (2) variant of Latin dē- before <v>
Evidence
digestion, digress, dilate, diligent, direct, disperse, disponge, distal, distance, distant, distinguish, disto-, divagation, diverge, diverticulum, divide
