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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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| 2 | English | absent | Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place;...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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |