English
absentation
Absentation comes from Latin absento ‘to be absent’, from sum ‘to be’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, become, grow, appear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰúHt‘to become’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ezom~*somreconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCE𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌esom
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEesum
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsum‘to be’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsum‘to be away, to be absent, to be distant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsēns‘absent, missing, away, away from, distant, gone, gone away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsento‘to be absent’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500absentatio
- Englishtodayabsentation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, become, grow, appear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰúHt‘to become’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ezom~*somreconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCE𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌esom
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEesum
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsum‘to be’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsum‘to be away, to be absent, to be distant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsēns‘absent, missing, away, away from, distant, gone, gone away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsento‘to be absent’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500absentatio
- Englishtodayabsentation
Formed from absent + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’
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Latin sum ‘to be, exist’
Latin absum ‘to be away from’
Latin absēns ‘absent, missing, away, away from, distant,…’
Middle English absent
English absent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’
be, been, build, physical, bush, bound, bond, physician, booth, probability, contribution, distribute, favorable, bun, contributor, fiat, bouquet, favourable, imp, rebuke, retribution, bower, attribution, aren, beamer, bosque, physic, phylogeny, phylum, boor, bist, futur, approbation, 76 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt ‘to become’
power, possible, bondage, impossibility, impotent, busk, 13 more
through Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌
through Old Latin esum
represent, presentation, 9 more
through Latin sum ‘to be’
future, improve, proud, present, pride, presence, approve, essential, entity, prowess, prude, prow, 14 more
Today it means
noun The act of absenting oneself.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- / absentation