Where does “sabotare” come from?

sabotare (Italian) comes from Romanian sabota, from French saboter, from French sabot, from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.

sabotare (Italian): to sabotage

Definitions

  1. to sabotage

Ancestry of “sabotare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansabotato sabotage
2Frenchsaboterto sabotage
3Frenchsabotwooden shoe, clog; hoof
4Middle Frenchsavateold shoe
5Old Frenchchavateshoe

Words derived from “sabotare”

Every word from Old French chavate →Every word from Middle French savate →Every word from French sabot →