"ab-" meaning in English

See ab- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: a- [alternative], abs- [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ab-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”) (English off, of). Doublet of apo- and off-. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:ab-|id=away}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "from, away from", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ab-", "lang" : "en" }" data-id="away" data-lang="en" data-title="ab-" id="English:_away">, {{bor+|en|la|ab-}} Borrowed from Latin ab-, {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂epo||off, away}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”), {{cog|en|off}} English off, {{doublet|en|apo-|off-}} Doublet of apo- and off- Head templates: {{en-prefix}} ab-
  1. (no longer productive) From. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
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  2. (no longer productive) Away from; outside of. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (away from): out-, off-, apo-, de-, away, off
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'away from': 46 54

Prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin luō Latin solvō Latin absolvōder. Latin absolūtusder. Middle French absolutder. Middle English absolut English absoluteclip. English ab- Clipping of absolute. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:clip|absolute|id=absolute|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin luō Latin solvō Latin absolvōder. Latin absolūtusder. Middle French absolutder. Middle English absolut English absoluteclip. English ab- [Appendix:Glossary#clipping|Clipping]] of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to loosen, to absolve", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "from, away from", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "from, away from", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂ep", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-o", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂epó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ap", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "to release, to loosen, to dissolve, to take apart", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "away", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*s(w)é", "gloss" : "self", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*swé", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "se-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "release", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*luh₁éti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*lewh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éti", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "luō", "gloss" : "to untie, set free, separate", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "solvō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "absolvō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "absolūtus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "absolut", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "absolut", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "absolute", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ab-", "lang" : "en" }" data-id="absolute" data-lang="en" data-title="ab-" id="English:_absolute"> Clipping of absolute. Head templates: {{en-prefix}} ab-
  1. (physics) Used in the names of certain units in the centimeter-gram-second system. Tags: morpheme
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        "4": "",
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "off"
      },
      "expansion": "English off",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "3": "off-"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "a-",
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        "alternative"
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    },
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      "form": "abs-",
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        {
          "text": "ab- + sorb → absorb",
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        }
      ],
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        "From."
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        [
          "From",
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      ],
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        "(no longer productive) From."
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        "idiomatic",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "ab- + normal → abnormal",
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        },
        {
          "text": "ab- + axial → abaxial",
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        }
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        "Away from; outside of."
      ],
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        "(no longer productive) Away from; outside of."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "sense": "away from",
      "word": "out-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "away from",
      "word": "off-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "away from",
      "word": "apo-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "away from",
      "word": "de-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "away from",
      "word": "away"
    },
    {
      "sense": "away from",
      "word": "off"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ab-"
}

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}

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