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Where does “absentéisme” come from?

absentéisme (French) comes from English absenteeism, from English absentee, from English absent, from Middle English absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, from Latin absēns, from Latin absum.

absentéisme (French): absenteeism; lack, absence; abstention,...

Definitions

  1. absenteeism; lack, absence; abstention,...

Ancestry of “absentéisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabsenteeismThe state of being absent, especially frequently...
2EnglishabsenteeA person who is absent from his or her...
3EnglishabsentBeing away from a place; withdrawn from a place;...
4Middle Englishabsent—
5Middle Frenchabsent—
6Old Frenchausent—
7Latinabsēns—
8LatinabsumI am away, I am absent, I am distant
9Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
10Latināb—
11Proto-Germanic*ab—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
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