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== A-B-C == | == A-B-C == | ||
=== ab- === | |||
* 1. ''away, from, from off, down,'' | |||
** PIE '''*apo-''' off, away | |||
* 2. ''by'' (as in agency, for ''origin'', ''consequence of'') | |||
* 2. can generally mean "not" (as in a negation) | |||
* examples | |||
** aberration, abstract, abnormal, abysmal | |||
** Note that ''ab-'' in "abbreviation" is from ad- (to, toward), thus | |||
*** ''ab-'' for "to" (from '''ad-''''') +'' breviare (Latin) for short, low, little, shallow = "to shorten" | |||
*** PIE '''''*mregh-u''''' for short | |||
=== ad- === | |||
* ''to, toward (space or time), in relation to, regarding'' | |||
** from PIE '''''*ad-''''' for to, near, at | |||
** becomes '''''a-''''' before ''-sc-, -sp- and -st-'' | |||
*** aspect, astronomy | |||
** also af-, -ag, -al, | |||
*** affection, aggression | |||
=== ana- === | === ana- === | ||