Where does “abandonar” come from?
abandonar (Portuguese) comes from Old French abandoner, from Old French bandon, from Latin bannum, from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
abandonar (Portuguese): to abandon; to give up; to let oneself be...
Definitions
- to abandon; to give up; to let oneself be...
Ancestry of “abandonar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | abandoner | to abandon |
| 2 | Old French | bandon | jurisdiction |
| 3 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 4 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |