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1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
3. Proto-Italic*ap
4. Latinab
5. Latinab-
6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
7. Latintrahō
8. Latinabstrahō
9. Latinabstractus
10. Middle Englishabstract
11. Englishabstract
12. English todayabstracted

From abstract + -ed.

First known use, by meaning

• First attested in the mid 16ᵗʰ century. Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
• First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century. Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
• First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century. Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
• First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century. Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.