Where does “absist” come from?

absist (English) comes from Latin absistō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

absist (English): To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist

Definitions

  1. To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist

Ancestry of “absist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsistōto withdraw, depart, go away from
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latinābfrom, away from, out of
4Proto-Germanic*ab
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

Words derived from “absist

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from Latin āb