Etymology Explorer › Ottoman Turkish

Where does “ابوصه” come from?

ابوصه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Italian abbozza, from Italian abbozzare, from Italian a-, from Italian staccare, from Italian distaccare, from Middle French destacher, from Old French destachier, from Old French des — to give.

Ancestry of “ابوصه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianabbozzathird-person singular present indicative of...
2Italianabbozzareto sketch; to outline
3Italiana-ad-; a-
4Italianstaccareto remove, take or take down; to tear out; to...
5Italiandistaccareto separate; to remove, detach, or take off; to...
6Middle Frenchdestacherto detach; to separate
7Old Frenchdestachierto detach; to separate
8Old Frenchdes—
9Old Frenchdeof; from
10Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
11Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
12Latindāre—
13Proto-Italicdidōgive
14Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
15Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →