Latin word root · Prefixes
ab-: away from
ab- is a Latin root meaning “away from”. Learn its variants and explore 0 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: away from
Root forms: ab-, a-, abs-
Source word: ab — from, away from, out of
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