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ab- en · X · etymology 1

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ab-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”) (English off, of). Doublet of apo- and off-.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, morpheme) From.
   • ab- + sorb → absorb
2. (idiomatic, morpheme) Away from; outside of.
   • ab- + axial → abaxial
   • ab- + normal → abnormal

Forms

Synonyms

apo- (away from) · away (away from) · out- (away from) · de- (away from) · off- (away from) · off (away from)

ab- en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin luō Latin solvō Latin absolvōder. Latin absolūtusder. Middle French absolutder. Middle English absolut English absoluteclip. English ab- Clipping of absolute.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Used in the names of certain units in the centimeter-gram-second system.
   • ab- + coulomb → abcoulomb
   • ab- + henry → abhenry