Etymology of the English word abeyance
the English word
abeyancederived from the Anglo-Norman word
abeyancederived from the Old French word
abeancederived from the Old French word
abaerusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
baerderived from the Medieval Latin word
batarederived from the Latin root
*badareDate
The earliest known usage of abeyance in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
abeyantUsage
Word found in Modern English
