Where does “Abitur” come from?
Abitur (German) comes from German Abiturium, from Latin examen abiturium, from Latin abitureo, from Latin abeo, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
Abitur (German): final exams taken by pupils at the end of their...
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- final exams taken by pupils at the end of their...
Ancestry of “Abitur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abiturium | — |
| 2 | Latin | examen abiturium | — |
| 3 | Latin | abitureo | I wish to leave |
| 4 | Latin | abeo | I depart, go away, go off; I am transformed,... |
| 5 | Latin | eo | I go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |