Where does “abjure” come from?

Abjure comes from Middle English abjuren, from Latin abiuro meaning to renounce or reject, derived from Latin ab- meaning away and a root meaning to swear.

abjure (English): to renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow;...

Definitions

  1. to renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow;...

Ancestry of “abjure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishabjuren
2Middle Frenchabiurerto abjure; to renounce
3Old Frenchabjurer
4Latinabiūrāre

Words derived from “abjure

Every word from Latin abiūrāreEvery word from Old French abjurerEvery word from Middle French abiurer