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

Detailed word origin of abattant

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
ab-	Latin (lat)	Absence of. At a distance. Completely, thoroughly. From, away, away from. More remote. Off.
ad-	Latin (lat)	To.
battuere	Latin (lat)
batre	Old French (fro)	To beat; to hit; to strike.
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.
abattre	Middle French (frm)
abbatre	Middle French (frm)	To knock down.
abattre	French (fra)	(pronominal) to descend upon with violence or furor. (pronominal, of lightning) to strike. (reflexive) to fall down, especially of tall things, such as trees. To butcher; to slaughter for meat. To cut down (a tree). To destroy or demolish (a wall). To shoot dead.
abattant	French (fra)	Flat and articulated so it can move from a horizontal to a vertical position (rare) any sort of flap. A lid or flap which can move from a horizontal to a vertical position. A toilet lid.

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