Etymograph

English

ab-

Ab- comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo ‘off, away’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂epo‘off, away’reconstructed
  2. Englishtodayab-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂epo‘off, away’reconstructed
  2. Englishtodayab-

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo

Another origin of ab-

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₁-‘to cut off, release’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*luh₁étireconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluō‘to let go, set free’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsolvō‘to loosen, untie, undo’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsolvō‘to loosen from, make loose, detach, untie’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsolūtus‘concluded, finished, complete, having been ended’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600absolut
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  9. English1500–presentabsolute
  10. Englishtodayab-

Today it means

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo / ab-

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