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Where does “ablat” come from?

ablat (Middle English) comes from Latin ablātus, from Latin auferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

ablat (Middle English): taken away

Definitions

  1. taken away

Ancestry of “ablat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinablātus—
2Latinauferō—
3Latinferō—
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “ablat”

  • ablate
  • ablator
  • ablatable
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