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Where does “abhibeo” come from?

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

abhibeo (Latin): I keep off, keep away, keep at a distance

Definitions

  1. I keep off, keep away, keep at a distance

Ancestry of “abhibeo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “abhibeo”

  • abhibens
  • abhibiturus
  • abhibitus
  • abhibendus
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