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ab.

from; (i.e. delivered) for the seller's expense at a location and forwarded for the buyer's expense

2 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

prep/ɑːb/
  1. from; (i.e. delivered) for the seller's expense at a location and forwarded for the buyer's expense

    ab Frankfurt
    ab varelager
  2. as of

    obsolete
    ab mai
Where this word comes from

From German ab (“from”), from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab (“of”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).

prep/ˈɑːbə/modern/ɑˈbeː//ɑːb/
  1. only used in ab ovo (“ab ovo”)

Where this word comes from

From Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).

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