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Where does “abhibens” come from?

abhibens (Latin) comes from Latin abhibeo, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abhibens (Latin): keeping off

Definitions

  1. keeping off

Ancestry of “abhibens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinabhibeoI keep off, keep away, keep at a distance
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latināb—
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
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