myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of ab-

Etymology of the Italian prefix ab-

the Italian prefix ab-

derived from the English word absolute

derived from the Latin word absolutus (absolute; fluent; fully developed, complete)

derived from the Latin word absolvere (free , release; acquit)

derived from the Latin word solvere (loosen, release, unbind)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leu-

using the Latin prefix ab- (away; wrongly, badly)