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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- === | ||
* | * ''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 | ||
* | * ''by'' (as in agency, for ''origin'', ''consequence of'') | ||
* | * can also mean "not" (as in a negation) | ||
* | * 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 | ||
*** ''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 | ||