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