[1820–30; pseudo-Latinism, from ab-, squat, and -ulate, paralleling Latin-derived words with initial abs- (e.g., abscond, abstention) and final -tulate (e.g., congratulate)]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: analogue, blouse, karma, morphology, mythab- is a formal element occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “away from”.Other words that use the affix ab- include: abdicate, abolition