Where does “Abitur” come from?
Abitur (English) comes from German Abitur, from German Abiturium, from Latin examen abiturium, from Latin abitureo, from Latin abeo, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō — to go.
Abitur (English): A group of exams taken in the final year of...
Definitions
- A group of exams taken in the final year of...
Ancestry of “Abitur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abitur | final exams taken by pupils at the end of their... |
| 2 | German | Abiturium | — |
| 3 | Latin | examen abiturium | — |
| 4 | Latin | abitureo | I wish to leave |
| 5 | Latin | abeo | I depart, go away, go off; I am transformed,... |
| 6 | Latin | eo | I go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |