Where does “abrogate” come from?

Abrogate comes from Middle English abrogat, from Latin abrogatus, the past participle of abrogare, meaning to repeal or annul, composed of ab and rogare.

abrogate (English): To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by...

Definitions

  1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by...

Ancestry of “abrogate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishabrogatabolished
2Latinabrogatusabrogated, annulled, recalled, having been...
3Latinabrogoto abolish, abrogate, annul all parts; recall
4Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
5Latinābfrom, away from, out of
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abrogate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →