Where does “abandon” come from?
Abandon comes from Old French abandoner, from Old French abandun, from Latin ad and habere, meaning "to give over to another's control."
abandon (English): To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender...
Definitions
- To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender...
Ancestry of “abandon”, step by step
abandon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French abandonner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abandonner | to give up; to abandon, forsake |
| 2 | Italian | abbandonare | to abandon; to give up on, to abandon; to give... |
| 3 | Old French | abandoner | to abandon |
| 4 | Old French | bandon | jurisdiction |
| 5 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 6 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Middle English abandounen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | abandounen | — |