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Where does “ablactation” come from?

ablactation (English) comes from Middle English ablactacioun, from Latin ablacto, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

ablactation (English): The weaning of a child from the breast, or of...

Definitions

  1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of...

Ancestry of “ablactation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishablactacioun—
2LatinablactoI wean
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latināb—
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
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