Latin

absum

‘to be away from’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin absum.

6 English words in this record descend from Latin absum, most familiar first.

• absence ← absentia ← absēns
• absent ← absēns
• absentee ← absent ← absent ← absēns
• absentia ← absēns
• absentation ← absentatio ← absento ← absēns
• absit

Etymograph / Latin absum