Where does “abataj” come from?
abataj (Romanian) comes from French abattage, from French abattre, from Middle French abbatre, from Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbatto, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.
abataj (Romanian): A process of separating mineral ores from rock;...
Definitions
- A process of separating mineral ores from rock;...
Ancestry of “abataj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abattage | slaughter or butchering for meat; felling or... |
| 2 | French | abattre | to butcher; to slaughter for meat; to shoot dead;... |
| 3 | Middle French | abbatre | to knock down |
| 4 | Old French | abatre | to knock over; to knock down; to destroy; to... |
| 5 | Late Latin | abbatto | — |
| 6 | Latin | battō | to beat att. from 2nd c. CE |
| 7 | Latin | battuō | to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike |