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Where does “abient” come from?

abient (English) comes from Latin abiens, from Latin abeo, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

abient (English): Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal

Definitions

  1. Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal

Ancestry of “abient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabiensdeparting, going away; passing away,...
2LatinabeoI depart, go away, go off; I am transformed,...
3LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “abient”

  • abience
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