apo-

Morpheme

apo-

Type

prefix

Denotation

of, from, away from, separate, apart from

Etymology

Ancient Greek apo

Evidence

apocalypse, apocalyptic, apocrine, apochromatic, apocyte, apology, apoptosis, apothecary, apotheosis

Notes

usual form before consonants

Doublet

ab-, Off

See Also

ap-