Etymology

as-

Today it means: Away from. Full definition →

Latin ab
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as- · prefix1

  1. Latin · derived fromab“of, off, from, away”
  2. English todayas-

Assimilated form of ab- + before -s-, from Latin ab (“of, off, from, away”).

as- · prefix2

  1. Latin · derived fromad-
  2. English todayas-

Assimilated form of ad- before s. From Latin ad-.

Words from the same roots

Latinab all →

advancea-abevacuationab extraabscopalabstrictarace

Latinad- all →

aimachieveassurearrestaffairaccordamortizationaccoladeafforestationassuageadsorbac-accollaccouchementad-an-animadvertappresentationar-at-

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