Etymology

abscondence

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Today it means: The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive. Full definition →

First used First attested in the late 19ᵗʰ century.English abscond ← Latin abscondō ← Middle French abscondre
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  1. Latinab
  2. Latinabs-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  5. Proto-Italic*kom
  6. Proto-Italic*kom-
  7. Latincon-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁t
  10. Latincondō
  11. Latinabscondō
  12. Middle Frenchabscondre
  13. Latinabscondō
  14. Englishabscond
  15. English todayabscondence

From abscond + -ence.

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested in the late 19ᵗʰ century. The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.