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Where does “abs-” come from?

abs- (Latin) comes from Latin ab, from Proto-Italic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

abs- (Latin): away from

Definitions

  1. away from

Ancestry of “abs-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabfrom, away from, out of; down from; by, by means...
2Proto-Italicab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “abs-”

  • abstract
  • abstinence
  • abstain
  • abstracted
  • abstractly
  • abstention
  • abstractedly
  • abstinent
  • abstractness
  • abstainer
  • sconce
  • abstractive
  • ensconce
  • abstractedness
  • abstractor
  • nonabstract
  • abstentionist
  • abstracter
  • semiabstract
  • abstractable
  • Abstinent
  • ensconcement
  • abstractively
  • abstinently
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →