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Where does “abâtardir” come from?

abâtardir (French) comes from French bâtard, from Middle French bâtard, from Old French bastard, from Medieval Latin bastardus, from Proto-Germanic banstuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

abâtardir (French): to cause something's qualities or defining...

Definitions

  1. to cause something's qualities or defining...

Ancestry of “abâtardir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbâtarda bastard; a hybrid plant; a batard
2Middle Frenchbâtard—
3Old Frenchbastardbastard
4Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
5Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “abâtardir”

  • abâtardissement
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