# apo-

> English word · Prefix

## Definitions
1. Lacking, without, scant.
2. Lacking, without, scant.
3. Lacking, without, scant.
4. Lacking, without, scant.
5. Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
6. Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
7. Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
8. Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
9. Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
10. From, coming from.
11. From, coming from.
12. Distant, far from, or apart in position.
13. Distant, far from, or apart in position.
14. Distant, far from, or apart in position.
15. To carry forth, to do.

## Etymology
From the Ancient Greek prefix ἀπό- (apó-), from the preposition ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”), whence the English words off and of, and ab- (via Latin). Doublet of ab- and off-.

## Source
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