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ab-

prefix

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. from, away, away from
  2. off
  3. at a distance
  4. completely, thoroughly
Examples

abavia est mater abavi.

A great-great-grandmother is the mother of a great-great-grandfather.

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteUsed frequently in Latin to show movement away from a place or source.

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ab- in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.