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Where does “saboter” come from?

saboter (French) comes from French sabot, from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.

saboter (French): to sabotage

Definitions

  1. to sabotage

Ancestry of “saboter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsabotwooden shoe, clog; hoof
2Middle Frenchsavateold shoe
3Old Frenchchavateshoe

Words derived from “saboter”

  • sabotage
  • sab
  • saboteur
  • antisabotage
  • cybersabotage
  • sabotager
  • self-sabotage
  • sabotageable
  • hunt saboteur
  • antisabotaggio
  • sabotare
  • sabotaggio
  • sabota
  • саботировать
  • саботаж
  • sabotage
  • saboteur
  • sabota
  • Sabotage
  • sabotieren
  • Saboteur
  • sabotatge
  • サボタージュ
  • サボタージ
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