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== A-B-C ==
== A-B-C ==
=== a-, ab ===
* ''away, away from, from, from off, down''
* also '''''ab-,abs-'''''
* ex.
** ''avert, abduct, abscond''
* for more see '''''ab-'''''


=== ab- ===
=== ab- ===


* 1. ''away, from, from off, down''  
* ''away, away from, from, from off, down''  
** PIE '''*apo-''' off, away
** PIE '''*apo-''' off, away
*** ''abstract''
*** ''abstract''
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**** note that "absolute" = ab (to, towards) + ''solvere'' (to loosen)
**** note that "absolute" = ab (to, towards) + ''solvere'' (to loosen)
***** = not attached, released, without restrictions
***** = not attached, released, without restrictions
* 2. ''by'' (as in agency, for ''origin'', ''consequence of'')
* ''by'' (as in agency, for ''origin'', ''consequence of'')
* 3. can also mean "not" (as in a negation)
* can also mean "not" (as in a negation)
* 4. can also mean "ad-" for to, toward, near
* can also mean "ad-" for to, toward, near


* examples:
* examples:
** ''aberration, abstract, abnormal, abysmal''
** ''aberration, abstract, abnormal, abysmal''
** Note that ''ab-'' in "abbreviation" is from ad- (to, toward), thus
** 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"
*** ''ab-'' for "to" (from '''ad-''''') +'' ''breviare'' (Latin) for short, low, little, shallow = "to shorten"
**** PIE '''''*mregh-u''''' for short
**** PIE '''''*mregh-u''''' for short