Delaware was named after its location on the Delaware Bay, which in turn derived its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618), the first governor of the Colony of Virginia. The …

1 day ago · de- + ‎ limitare (“to contain, restrict”) → ‎ delimitare (“to delimit”) (chemistry) denoting subtraction of one or more atoms, radicals or molecules:

DE- definition: 1. used to add the meaning "opposite", "remove", or "reduce" to a noun or verb: 2. written…. Learn more.

DE definition: from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin). See examples of de used in a sentence.

Definition of de- prefix in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

In compound words of Latin origin, de- also means away, away from (decease); down (degrade); reversal (detect); removal (defoliate); and is used intensively (devote) and pejoratively (detest)

Prefix derived from Latin de- "from, down, away" and Latin dis-, literally, "apart"

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Explaining the origin, meaning and uses of the word form 'de-' at the Dictionary of Affixes

As a Latin prefix it also had the function of undoing or reversing a verb's action, and hence it came to be used as a pure privative — "not, do the opposite of, undo" — which is its primary function as a living …