Where does “absistence” come from?

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

absistence (English): A standing aloof

Definitions

  1. A standing aloof

Ancestry of “absistence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabsistTo stand apart from; to leave off; to desist
2Latinabsistōto withdraw, depart, go away from
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →