off-

Synonyms of off-

• out-
• ab-
• apo-
• de-
• away
• off

Origin of off-

From Middle English of-, from Old English of-, æf- (“off, away, down, un-”), from Proto-Germanic *aba- (“off, away”), combining form of *ab(a), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognate with Dutch af- (“off, away, down”), German ab- (“off, from, down”), Latin ab- (“from, of”), Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, “away from, without”). Doublet of apo- and ab-. Equivalent to off. Compare of.

Words formed from off-

• off-limb

Questions about off-

What does off- mean?

Off- means away from; off.

What part of speech is off-?

Off- is a prefix.