see|Appendix:Variations of "e"
English
Etymology 1
Latin preposition e variant of ex, out of
Alternative forms
ef-
ex-
Prefix
e-
- out, out of
Derived terms
egregious
Etymology 2
Modern abbreviation of electronic
Prefix
e- (most often written with the hyphen)
- in an electronic form, usually in association with the internet
Usage notes
This practice began with e-mail perhaps as far back as 1971. Many terms beginning with e- can be seen in both hyphenated (e.g. e-card) and unhyphenated (e.g., ecard) form, and sometimes — particularly in a business context — the letter following the e- will be capitalized (e.g., eBusiness or e-Business). In the present day, e- is generally used to indicate association with or transmission over the Internet. In proper names beginning with e-, the convention is generally to leave the e- lower-case, and to capitalize the second letter of the name (e.g., eBay). The e remains then lower-case when the name is used at the beginning of a sentence.
Derived terms
e-business
e-cash
e-commerce
e-fax
e-mail
e-money
e-news
e-quaintance
e-text
e-zine
Latin
Prefix
e-
- out, out of
Related terms
egregious
de:e-
fr:e-
ku:e-
ja:e-
pl:e-
tr:e-
vo:e-
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