Where does “abêtissant” come from?
abêtissant (French) comes from French abêtir, from French a-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
abêtissant (French): Slowly rendering dumb, foolish, dim-witted
Definitions
- Slowly rendering dumb, foolish, dim-witted
Ancestry of “abêtissant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | abêtir | to dumb down, render dumb, dim-witted; to deaden... |
| 2 | French | a- | A prefix forming words, especially verbs, that... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |