Where does “abandonner” come from?
abandonner (French) comes from Italian abbandonare, from Old French abandoner, from Old French bandon, from Latin bannum, from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
abandonner (French): to give up; to abandon, forsake
Definitions
- to give up; to abandon, forsake
Ancestry of “abandonner”, step by step
abandonner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian abbandonare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | abbandonare | to abandon; to give up on, to abandon; to give... |
| 2 | Old French | abandoner | to abandon |
| 3 | Old French | bandon | jurisdiction |
| 4 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 5 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Middle French abandonner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | abandonner | to abandon |