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Where does “ausent” come from?

ausent (Old French) comes from Latin absēns, from Latin absum, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

Ancestry of “ausent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsēns—
2LatinabsumI am away, I am absent, I am distant
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latināb—
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “ausent”

  • absent
  • absently
  • absentee
  • absenteeism
  • absentness
  • absenter
  • absenteeship
  • absenteth
  • absentment
  • absentest
  • absent-minded
  • absent-mindedly
  • absent referent
  • absent-mindedness
  • absenteeist
  • absent
  • absemment
  • absent
  • absent
  • mengabsen
  • absen
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