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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- ===