Where does “abate” come from?
Abate comes from Italian abate, from Latin abbas meaning "father," derived from Latin ad- and ab combined with Proto-Indo-European roots bʰew- and h₂éd.
abate (English): To put an end to; to cause to cease; To become...
Definitions
- To put an end to; to cause to cease; To become...
Ancestry of “abate”, step by step
abate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian abate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | abate | abbot |
| 2 | Latin | abbātem | — |
| 3 | Latin | abbās | an abbot |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀββᾶς | Alternative form of ἀββα; father |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀββα | father; title of respect given to abbots |
| 6 | Aramaic | אבא | father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,... |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 8 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |
via Middle English abate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | abate | Alternative form of abaten |
| 2 | Middle English | abaten | to beat down, bring down, calm down |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | abatre | to abate; to knock over; to knock down; to... |
| 4 | Italian | abbattere | to throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to... |
| 5 | Latin | battere | — |
| 6 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |