Where does “abolish” come from?

Abolish comes from Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French abolir, from Latin abolēre, possibly related to Latin ab- and ab, though the ultimate origin remains uncertain.

abolish (English): To end a law, system, institution, custom or...

Definitions

  1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or...

Ancestry of “abolish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishabolisshen
2Middle Frenchabolir
3LatinaboleoI retard, check the growth of; I destroy, efface,...
4Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
5Latinābfrom, away from, out of
6Proto-Germanic*ab
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

Words derived from “abolish

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó