Where does “abandoned” come from?
Abandoned comes from Middle English abandoned, from Old French abandoner, meaning to leave or forsake.
abandoned (English): Having given oneself up to vice; immoral;...
Definitions
- Having given oneself up to vice; immoral;...
Ancestry of “abandoned”, step by step
abandoned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abandon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | — |
via Middle English abandoned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | abandoned | — |