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-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Italic ab →Every word from Latin ab →