Where does “abandone” come from?
abandone (Haitian Creole) comes from French abandonner, from Italian abbandonare, from Old French abandoner, from Old French bandon, from Latin bannum, from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
abandone (Haitian Creole): To abandon
Ancestry of “abandone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | abandonner | to give up; to abandon, forsake |
| 2 | Italian | abbandonare | to abandon; to give up on, to abandon; to give... |
| 3 | Old French | abandoner | to abandon |
| 4 | Old French | bandon | jurisdiction |
| 5 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 6 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |