ab

Meaning

1. (with-ablative) from, away from, out of
2. (with-ablative) down from
3. (with-ablative) (source of action or event) by, by means of
4. (with-ablative) (source of action or event) by, by means of, with
5. (with-ablative) to, with
6. (with-ablative) at, on, in
7. (with-ablative) after, since

Concepts

from

by

since

on

🔛

for

ever since

of

upon

in consequence of

owing to

out of

at

regarding

to

toward

towards

into

aboard

about

after

an

as a result of

concerning

in

inside

a

🅰️

over

per

Synonyms

a

abs

ad

ex

abhinc

e

Translations

von

da

depuis

de

de

van

seit

desde

de

από

مِن

de

sedert

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈab]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ap, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (whence English off, of and after). See also po-. Cognate with ᾰ̓πό (ăpó). The reconstruction of the Proto-Italic form is somewhat uncertain, as it's not clear when or how the final vowel of the PIE form was lost. The voicing of the final consonant to -b can be interpreted as an example of regular voicing of plosives in word-final position, as in fēced < *fēcet, a sound change that some reconstruct at the common Italic stage. Others explain -b here as the result of analogical extension from clusters ending in a voiced consonant. The form ap- is attested in composition in Latin aperiō and Umbrian 𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌇𐌕𐌓𐌄 (apehtre).