a-

Ⅰ.

a- [1] (often an- before a vowel) ► PREFIX ▪ not; without: atheistic.

ORIGIN from Greek.

Ⅱ.

a- [2] ► PREFIX 1) to; towards: aside. 2) in the process of: a-hunting. 3) in a specified state: aflutter.

ORIGIN Old English.

Ⅲ.

a- [3] ► PREFIX 1) of: anew. 2) utterly: abash.

ORIGIN Old French a-, from Latin ex 'of, from' .