Where does “abattage” come from?
abattage (French) comes from French abattre, from Middle French abbatre, from Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbatto, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō.
abattage (French): slaughter or butchering for meat; felling or...
Definitions
- slaughter or butchering for meat; felling or...
Ancestry of “abattage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | abattre | to butcher; to slaughter for meat; to shoot dead;... |
| 2 | Middle French | abbatre | to knock down |
| 3 | Old French | abatre | to knock over; to knock down; to destroy; to... |
| 4 | Late Latin | abbatto | — |
| 5 | Latin | battō | — |
| 6 | Latin | battuō | — |
Words derived from “abattage”