Etymology Explorer β€Ί Old French

Where does β€œabair” come from?

abair (Old French) comes from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”, from Phoenician 𐀀, from Egyptian 𓃾.

abair (Old French): to desire

Definitions

  1. to desire

Ancestry of β€œabair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
2LatinAβ€”
3EtruscanπŒ€β€”
4Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
5Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
6Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from β€œabair”

  • abeyance
  • abeyancy
  • abeance
  • abeiance
Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 β†’