apo- apâ- Fr.: apo- Prefix meaning "away from, off; out of; without," ap- before a vowel or h. From Gk. apo "away from, from;" cf. Av. apâ "away from, from." Persian apâ- from Av. and O.Pers. apâ "away from, from". Compare with Skt. apa "away, off," L. ab- "from, away," Hittite appa, Gothic af-, Ger. ab-, E. of, off; PIE *apo- "off, away." |