on-

prefixattested in dialogue

on, at, toward, upon.

prefix

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on, at, toward, upon.
oncome, onset, onfall, onlay

Etymology

From Middle English on-, from Old English on-, an-, from Proto-West Germanic *ana-, from Proto-Germanic *an-, *ana- (“on-”), from Proto-Indo-European *ano-, *nō- (“on”). Cognate with Dutch aan-, German an-, Swedish an-. Doublet of ana-.

ominous · Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting…on · In the state of being active, functioning or operating.On · Synonym of Heliopolis (“ancient Egyptian city”).

on- · on, at, toward, upon.

onboard · Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.once · One and only one time.Once · A fan of the Korean girl band Twice.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.