Where does “ablactacioun” come from?
ablactacioun (Middle English) comes from Latin ablacto, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
Ancestry of “ablactacioun”, step by step
ablactacioun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ablacto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ablacto | I wean |
| 2 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 3 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via Late Latin ablactatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | ablactatio | weaning |