Where does “abaft” come from?
Abaft comes from English a- (prefix meaning "in" or "on") combined with English baft, from Latin ad- and Latin ad (meaning "to" or "toward"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo and Proto-Indo-European al-.
abaft (English): Behind; toward the stern relative to some other...
Definitions
- Behind; toward the stern relative to some other...
Ancestry of “abaft”, step by step
abaft traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English baften
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | baften | — |
via Middle English biaften
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | biaften | — |
via Middle English baft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | baft | — |