Where does “semiabandoned” come from?
semiabandoned (English) comes from English abandoned, from English abandon, from French abandonner, from Italian abbandonare, from Old French abandoner, from Old French bandon, from Latin bannum, from Frankish ban.
semiabandoned (English): Not completely abandoned, but neglected or rarely...
Definitions
- Not completely abandoned, but neglected or rarely...
Ancestry of “semiabandoned”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | abandoned | Having given oneself up to vice; immoral;... |
| 2 | English | abandon | To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender... |
| 3 | French | abandonner | to give up; to abandon, forsake |
| 4 | Italian | abbandonare | to abandon; to give up on, to abandon; to give... |
| 5 | Old French | abandoner | to abandon |
| 6 | Old French | bandon | jurisdiction |
| 7 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 8 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |