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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- From the Ancient Greek prefix ἀπό- (apó-), from the preposition ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”), whence the English words off and of, and ab- (via Latin). Doublet of ab- and off-.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Lacking, without, scant.
    • aponeurosis
    • apomeiosis
    • apogamy
  2. (morpheme) Lacking, without, scant. ▸ An apoenzyme: an enzyme without its cofactor; associated apoproteins.
    • apoflavoprotein
    • apomucin
    • aporeceptor
  3. (morpheme) Lacking, without, scant. ▸ Lacking a metallic unit.
    • apometalloprotein
    • apoglobin
    • apomyoglobin
  4. (morpheme) Lacking, without, scant. ▸ Not, opposite.
    • apogeotropic
    • apotracheal
  5. (morpheme) Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
    • apopyle
    • apheliotropic
    • apophysis
    • apophlegmatic
    • apocentromeric
  6. (morpheme) Away from, outward, or apart in direction. ▸ Removal, amputation.
    • apophallation
    • apotemnophobia
    • apotemnophilia
  7. (morpheme) Away from, outward, or apart in direction. ▸ Disjoint, separate.
    • aposepalous
    • apopetalous
    • apocarpous
  8. (morpheme) Away from, outward, or apart in direction. ▸ Different, distinct.
    • apomedication
    • apomorph
  9. (morpheme) Away from, outward, or apart in direction. ▸ Exterior, outside of.
    • aposematism
    • apoplast
  10. (morpheme) From, coming from.
    • apology
    • apodeme
    • apocrypha
  11. (morpheme, qualifier:organic chemisty) From, coming from. ▸ Derived from, or related to.
    • apoharmine
    • apocodeine
    • apomorphine
  12. (morpheme) Distant, far from, or apart in position.
    • apomecometry
    • apophyte
  13. (morpheme) Distant, far from, or apart in position. ▸ Furthest in position
    • apastron
    • apocentric
    • apocenter
  14. (morpheme) Distant, far from, or apart in position. ▸ Apoapsis: the point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.
    • apocytherion
    • apoposeidion
    • apouranion
  15. (morpheme) To carry forth, to do.
    • apotheosis
    • apoplexy
    • approportionate

Forms

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Deriveds

aponeurosis (terms derived from lacking) · apomecometry (terms derived from distant) · apocarotenoid (terms derived from derived) · aponecrosis (terms derived from lacking) · apoferment (terms derived from apoenzyme) · diapolycopene (terms derived from derived) · aposcopolamine (terms derived from derived) · apocarotenal (terms derived from derived) · aposematic (terms derived from outward) · apotransferrin (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apoplexy (terms derived from doing) · aporepressor (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apothecary (terms derived from into) · apohydrogenase (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apoprotein (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apheliotropic (terms derived from outward) · apoplast (terms derived from exterior) · apastron (terms derived from furthest) · apocodeine (terms derived from derived) · apoceruloplasmin (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apotarget (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apovitellenin (terms derived from derived) · apocolpial (terms derived from outward) · apoapsis (terms derived from furthest) · apoferritin (terms derived from lackingmetal) · aposematism (terms derived from exterior) · apopyle (terms derived from outward) · apophysis (terms derived from outward) · apocalypse (terms derived from outward) · apobaryon (terms derived from furthest) · apoflavodoxin (terms derived from apoenzyme) · Apocalypse (terms derived from outward) · apodeme (terms derived from from) · apoquinamine (terms derived from derived) · apocrine (terms derived from outward) · apomucin (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apogamy (terms derived from lacking) · apometalloprotein (terms derived from lackingmetal) · aposymbiosis (terms derived from distant) · aposyndetic (terms derived from lacking) · apocytosis (terms derived from outward) · apoinducer (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apotemnophobia (terms derived from removal) · apoaequorin (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apocarpous (terms derived from disjoint) · apocrenate (terms derived from derived) · aporeceptor (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apomorph (terms derived from different) · apohemoprotein (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apoflavoprotein (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apouranion (terms derived from apoapsis) · apocolpium (terms derived from outward) · apomyoglobin (terms derived from lackingmetal) · apomedication (terms derived from different) · apotyrosinase (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apocentromeric (terms derived from outward) · apochromat (terms derived from outward) · aposiderophore (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apophallation (terms derived from removal) · apopetalous (terms derived from disjoint) · apocyte (terms derived from outward) · aposepalous (terms derived from disjoint) · apomeiosis (terms derived from lacking) · apoenzyme (terms derived from lackingmetal) · apostructure (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apotransaminase (terms derived from derived) · apoglobin (terms derived from lackingmetal) · apology (terms derived from distant) · apophytochrome (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apophyte (terms derived from distant) · apotracheal (terms derived from not) · apocentric (terms derived from furthest) · apocrypha (terms derived from from) · apomnemiopsin (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apohyal (terms derived from outward) · apohemoglobin (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apolipophorin (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apocalmodulin (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apotemnophilia (terms derived from removal) · apogeotropic (terms derived from not) · apomorphism (terms derived from outward) · apocalypse (terms derived from removal) · apomorphine (terms derived from derived) · apoposeidion (terms derived from apoapsis) · apocenter (terms derived from furthest) · apoatropine (terms derived from derived) · apolactoferrin (terms derived from lackingmetal) · apophlegmatic (terms derived from outward) · apocytochrome (terms derived from lackingmetal) · apocytherion (terms derived from apoapsis) · apolipoprotein (terms derived from apoenzyme) · apotheosis (terms derived from doing) · apology (terms derived from from) · apanthropy (terms derived from distant) · apotype (terms derived from distant) · apoharmine (terms derived from derived) · aposome (terms derived from outward) · apoform (terms derived from apoenzyme)

Synonyms

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

Translations (20)

nl apo- (away from, or separate) · pt apo- (away from, or separate) · pt apo- (the apoprotein form of the protein) · nl apo- (derived from, or related to) · pt apo- (without, or lacking) · nl apo- (without, or lacking) · pt apo- (derived from, or related to) · fr apo- (away from, or separate) · it apo- (derived from, or related to) · fr apo- (derived from, or related to) · ca apo- (away from, or separate) · pl apo- (away from, or separate) · it apo- (without, or lacking) · et apo- (away from, or separate) · de apo- (away from, or separate) · fr apo- (the apoprotein form of the protein) · nl apo- (the apoprotein form of the protein) · it apo- (the apoprotein form of the protein) · it apo- (away from, or separate) · fr apo- (without, or lacking)