Where does “abaten” come from?
abaten (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman abatre, from Italian abbattere, from Latin battere, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.
abaten (Middle English): to beat down, bring down, calm down
Definitions
- to beat down, bring down, calm down
Ancestry of “abaten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | abatre | to abate; to knock over; to knock down; to... |
| 2 | Italian | abbattere | to throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to... |
| 3 | Latin | battere | — |
| 4 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |