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Where does “abatre” come from?

abatre (Anglo-Norman) comes from Italian abbattere, from Latin battere, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

abatre (Anglo-Norman): to abate; to knock over; to knock down; to...

Definitions

  1. to abate; to knock over; to knock down; to...

Ancestry of “abatre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianabbattereto throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to...
2Latinbattere—
3Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
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