Where does “absenteeist” come from?
absenteeist (English) comes from English absentee, from English absent, from Middle English absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, from Latin absēns, from Latin absum, from Latin ab-.
absenteeist (English): One who fails to show up when scheduled to
Definitions
- One who fails to show up when scheduled to
Ancestry of “absenteeist”, step by step
absenteeist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English absentee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absentee | A person who is absent from his or her... |
| 2 | English | absent | Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place;... |
| 3 | Middle English | absent | — |
| 4 | Middle French | absent | — |
| 5 | Old French | ausent | — |
| 6 | Latin | absēns | absent, missing, away, away from, distant, gone, gone away |
| 7 | Latin | absum | I am away, I am absent, I am distant |
| 8 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 9 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |