Latin, literally "may this omen be absent." Added to an expression of something one does not wish to be true or come true, "may it not be ominous;" from third person singular present subjunctive of abesse "be away" (see absent (adj.)) + omen (see omen).
absent
absentee
absenteeism
absent-minded
absinthe
absit omen
absolute
absolute zero
absolutely
absoluteness
absolution