Where does “absenteïsme” come from?
absenteïsme (Dutch) comes from French absentéisme, from English absenteeism, from English absentee, from English absent, from Middle English absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, from Latin absēns.
absenteïsme (Dutch): absenteeism
Definitions
- absenteeism
Ancestry of “absenteïsme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | absentéisme | absenteeism; lack, absence; abstention,... |
| 2 | English | absenteeism | The state of being absent, especially frequently... |
| 3 | English | absentee | A person who is absent from his or her... |
| 4 | English | absent | Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place;... |
| 5 | Middle English | absent | — |
| 6 | Middle French | absent | — |
| 7 | Old French | ausent | — |
| 8 | Latin | absēns | absent, missing, away, away from, distant, gone, gone away |
| 9 | Latin | absum | I am away, I am absent, I am distant |
| 10 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 11 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |