ab-

English

prefix
Definitions
  • (non-productive) From.
  • (non-productive) Away from; outside of.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ab- (from, away from, away, down from, down away from, of, off, outside) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (off, from, away, back, of).

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Proto-Indo-European

*h₂epo

Gloss

off, from, away, back, of

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Kanji

後, 背

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