Where does “abrogable” come from?
abrogable (English) comes from English abrogate, from Middle English abrogat, from Latin abrogatus, from Latin abrogo, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abrogable (English): capable of being abrogated
Definitions
- capable of being abrogated
Ancestry of “abrogable”, step by step
abrogable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abrogate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abrogate | To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by... |
| 2 | Middle English | abrogat | abolished |
| 3 | Latin | abrogatus | abrogated, annulled, recalled, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | abrogo | to abolish, abrogate, annul all parts; recall |
| 5 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 6 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |