Where does “abandonable” come from?
abandonable (English) comes from English abandon, from French abandonner, from Italian abbandonare, from Old French abandoner, from Old French bandon, from Latin bannum, from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną.
abandonable (English): Able to be abandoned; suitable for abandonment
Definitions
- Able to be abandoned; suitable for abandonment
Ancestry of “abandonable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | abandon | To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender... |
| 2 | French | abandonner | to give up; to abandon, forsake |
| 3 | Italian | abbandonare | to abandon; to give up on, to abandon; to give... |
| 4 | Old French | abandoner | to abandon |
| 5 | Old French | bandon | jurisdiction |
| 6 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 7 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |