Where does “abattis” come from?
abattis (French) comes from Old French abateiz, from Old French -eiz, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
abattis (French): rubble; An area that has been cleared of trees,...
Definitions
- rubble; An area that has been cleared of trees,...
Ancestry of “abattis”, step by step
abattis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French abateiz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | abateiz | massacre |
| 2 | Old French | -eiz | — |
| 3 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via French abattre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to beat att. from 2nd c. CE |
| 6 | Latin | battuō | to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike |