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
- To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by...
Ancestry of “abrogate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | abrogat | abolished |
| 2 | Latin | abrogatus | abrogated, annulled, recalled, having been... |
| 3 | Latin | abrogo | I abolish, abrogate, annul ; recall; I take away,... |
| 4 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 5 | Latin | āb | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
Words derived from “abrogate”