What does "aphetic" mean?

Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.

Aphetic

Common synonyms include: abridged, clipped, initial-syllable loss, metrical shortening, prosodic truncation, reduced.

/əˈfɛtɪk/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis. not-comparable
"“’Pon” is an aphetic form of “upon”."
2
Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving. not-comparable

Adjective

"“’Pon” is an aphetic form of “upon”."

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφετος (áphetos), equivalent to aphesis + -tic.

Etymology 2

From apheta + -ic.