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Where does “abatre” come from?

abatre (Old French) comes from Late Latin abbatto, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō.

abatre (Old French): to knock over; to knock down; to destroy; to...

Definitions

  1. to knock over; to knock down; to destroy; to...

Ancestry of “abatre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinabbatto—
2Latinbattō—
3Latinbattuō—

Words derived from “abatre”

  • abatement
  • abate
  • bate
  • abattoir
  • abatis
  • bating
  • rabat
  • abater
  • abator
  • abateth
  • abatable
  • makebate
  • batement
  • breedbate
  • abatised
  • bateless
  • bateful
  • abatjour
  • abatest
  • abat-vent
  • abattage
  • abattis
  • abature
  • abat-voix
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