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 abiūrāre →Every word from Old French abjurer →Every word from Middle French abiurer →