Where does “abrogation” come from?
Abrogation comes from Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogatio, the noun form of abrogare, meaning to repeal or abolish, from ab- and rogare, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning away and to direct or rule.
abrogation (English): The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority;...
Definitions
- The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority;...
Ancestry of “abrogation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | abrogation | — |
| 2 | Latin | abrogātiō | a formal repeal of a law |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |