Where does “absentest” come from?
absentest (English) comes from English absent, from Middle English absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, from Latin absēns, from Latin absum, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb.
absentest (English): superlative form of absent: most absent;...
Definitions
- superlative form of absent: most absent;...
Ancestry of “absentest”, step by step
absentest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English absent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absent | Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place;... |
| 2 | Middle English | absent | — |
| 3 | Middle French | absent | — |
| 4 | Old French | ausent | — |
| 5 | Latin | absēns | absent, missing, away, away from, distant, gone, gone away |
| 6 | Latin | absum | I am away, I am absent, I am distant |
| 7 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 8 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |