Where does “abêtir” come from?

abêtir (French) comes from French a-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

abêtir (French): to dumb down, render dumb, dim-witted; to deaden...

Definitions

to dumb down, render dumb, dim-witted; to deaden...

Ancestry of “abêtir”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	a-	A prefix forming words, especially verbs, that...
2	Ancient Greek	ἀ-	The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3	Proto-Hellenic	hə-	same; together
4	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
5	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

Words derived from “abêtir”

abêtissant
abêtissement

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from French a- →