English
absentia
Absentia comes from Latin absentia ‘being away, absence’, 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 or absent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsēns‘absent’present active participle of absum
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsentia‘being away, absence’
- Englishtodaysame form
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 or absent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsēns‘absent’present active participle of absum
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsentia‘being away, absence’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’
be, been, build, physical, bond, bush, bound, booth, contribution, physician, probability, distribute, favorable, contributor, bun, bouquet, fiat, favourable, retribution, imp, attribution, rebuke, bower, aren, beamer, bosque, physic, phylum, phylogeny, approbation, boor, bist, futur, 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 absence
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- / absentia