Where does “ABS” come from?
ABS (English) comes from English AB, from English abscess, from Latin abscessus, from Latin abs, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ — the god Apis.
ABS (English): Initialism of antilock braking system; Initialism...
Definitions
- Initialism of antilock braking system; Initialism...
Ancestry of “ABS”, step by step
ABS traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AB
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AB | Able seaman; able-bodied seaman; Afterburner; Aid... |
| 2 | English | abscess | A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually... |
| 3 | Latin | abscessus | departed; withdrawn; retreated |
| 4 | Latin | abs | away from; from; away |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 6 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 8 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |
via English Abigail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Abigail | The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament |
| 2 | Hebrew | אֲבִיגַיִל | Abigail |