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Where does “absen” come from?

absen (Malay) comes from English absent, from Middle English absent, from Middle French absent, from Old French ausent, from Latin absēns, from Latin absum, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb.

absen (Malay): To be absent

Definitions

  1. To be absent

Ancestry of “absen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabsentBeing away from a place; withdrawn from a place;...
2Middle Englishabsent—
3Middle Frenchabsent—
4Old Frenchausent—
5Latinabsēns—
6LatinabsumI am away, I am absent, I am distant
7Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
8Latināb—
9Proto-Germanic*ab—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “absen”

  • mengabsen
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