접두사(라틴어) 1 LATIN PREFIX 1 1. AB-, A-, ABS-(=from, away, off) The prefix ab (sometimes written a or abs) means "from," "away," or "off." Examples: PREFIX ROOT NEW WORD AB(“off") + RUPT("broken") = ABRUPT("broken up; sudden") A("away") + VERT("turn") = AVERT("turn away") ABS("from") + TAIN("hold") = ABSTAIN("hold from; refrain") abdicate formally remove oneself from; give up; relinq..