Where does “absentment” come from?
absentment (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.
absentment (English): The state of being absent; withdrawal
Definitions
- The state of being absent; withdrawal
Ancestry of “absentment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | absent | Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place;...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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |