Where does “abâtardissement” come from?
abâtardissement (French) comes from French abâtardir, 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.
abâtardissement (French): bastardization
Definitions
- bastardization
Ancestry of “abâtardissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abâtardir | to cause something's qualities or defining... |
| 2 | French | bâtard | a bastard; a hybrid plant; a batard |
| 3 | Middle French | bâtard | — |
| 4 | Old French | bastard | bastard person conceived to unmarried parents |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | bastardus | illegitimate child |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banstuz | bond, tie |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |