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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ABSENT. Etymology of the word
ABSENT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ABSENT,
being away. (L.) Wyclif, Philip. i. 27. [The sb. absence, which occurs in Chaucer, Kn. Ta. 381, is not directly from the Latin,
but through F. absence, which is Lat. absentia.]—Lat. absentem, acc. case
of absens, absent, pres. pt. of abesse, to be away.—Lat.
ab, away, and sens, being, which is a better division of the word than
abs-ens;
cf. præ-sens, present. This Lat. sens, being, is cognate with
Skt.
sant,
being, and Gk. ὤν,
ὄντος, being; and even with our E. sooth; see
Sooth.—✔AS,
to be; whence Lat. est, he is, Skt. asti, he is, Gk.
ἔστι, he is, G.
ist, E. is;
see Is. Thus Lat. sens is short for
essens. See Essence. The Lat.
ens is short for sens. See Entity. Der.
absence, absent-er, absent-ee.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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