English word origin

Etymology of absit

Borrowed from Latin absit (“let (him or her) be absent”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of absum (“be absent”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Formal permission to be away from a college for the greater part of the day or more.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Latin absit (“let (him or her) be absent”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of absum (“be absent”).

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Borrowed-form mentionabsitla

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A portion of fermenting dough diluted to a paste with water and then cooked.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Amharic አብሲት (ʾäbsit, “proofing dough”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionአብሲትam

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