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