Where does “abattre” come from?

abattre (Middle French) comes from Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbatto, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

Ancestry of “abattre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchabatreto knock over; to knock down; to destroy; to...
2Late Latinabbatto
3Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
4Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuōEvery word from Latin battōEvery word from Late Latin abbatto