ap(o)- [apo-, ap-]

Morpheme

ap(o)- [apo-, ap-]

Type

prefix

Denotation

of, from, away from, separate, apart from

Etymology

Ancient Greek apó-, from apó

Evidence

apagoge, apanthropinisation, apanthropinization, apanthropy, apastron, aphelion, apheliotropic, apheliotropism, apheresis, aphesis, apocalypse, apocalyptic, apocarpous, apochromatic, apocrine, apocrypha, apocyte, apogamy, apohyal, apolactoferrin, apologue, apology, apomorph, aponecrosis, aponecrotic, aponeurosis, aponeurotic, apopetalous, apophyte, apoplexy, apoptosis, apopyle, aporrhea, aposome, aposymbiosis, apothecary, apotheosis, apotype

Notes

apo- usual form before consonants
ap- usual form before vowels and <h>

Doublet

ab-, Off

Homographs

ap-