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Where does “abateure” come from?

abateure (Old French) comes from Old French eure, from Latin hora, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

abateure (Old French): slaughter

Definitions

  1. slaughter

Ancestry of “abateure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrencheureAlternative form of ore
2Latinhorahour; time; o'clock
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “abateure”

  • abature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →