De-

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

De- \De-\
   A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark,
   decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it
   is equivalent to Latin dis- apart, away; or sometimes to de.
   Cf. {Dis-}. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform,
   destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare,
   desolate, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

DE
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from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

DE. A preposition used in many Latin phrases as, de bone esse, de bonis 
non.