Where does “abete” come from?

abete (Spanish) comes from Spanish abeto, from Catalan avet, from Vulgar Latin *abētem, from Latin abiētem.

abete (Spanish): Obsolete form of abeto

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of abeto

Ancestry of “abete”, step by step

abete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish abeto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishabetofir
2Catalanavetfir
3Vulgar Latin*abētem—
4Latinabiētem—

via Latin abies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabiesthe silver fir (Abies alba), the silver-fir's wood
2Proto-Italicabiets—
Every word from Latin abiētem →Every word from Vulgar Latin *abētem →Every word from Catalan avet →