ab-

ab- · prefix¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂epo“off, away”
2. Latin · borrowed fromab-
3. English todayab-

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

ab- · prefix²

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
3. Proto-Italic*ap
4. Latinab
5. Latinab-
6. Proto-Indo-European*s(w)é
7. Latinse-
8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
9. Proto-Indo-European*luh₁éti
10. Proto-Italic[Term?]
11. Latinluō
12. Latinsolvō
13. Latinabsolvō
14. Latinabsolūtus
15. Middle Frenchabsolut
16. Middle Englishabsolut
17. Englishabsoluteclip.
18. English todayab-

Clipping of absolute.

Words from the same roots