Middle English word abaten comes from Old French batre (To beat; to hit; to strike.), Latin battuere, Latin ad- (To.), Latin ab-

Detailed word origin of abaten

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
batre	Old French (fro)	To beat; to hit; to strike.
battuere	Latin (lat)
ad-	Latin (lat)	To.
ab-	Latin (lat)	Absence of. At a distance. Completely, thoroughly. From, away, away from. More remote. Off.
batto	Latin (lat)
*abbato	Latin (lat)	I beat down. I cast down.
abbatto	Late Latin (LL)
*abbatere	Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
abatre	Old French (fro)	To destroy; to slaughter. To knock over; to knock down.
abaten	Middle English (enm)

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