Etymology of the French word abaisser
the French word
abaisserusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the French word
baisserderived from the Vulgar Latin root
*bassiarederived from the Latin word
bassus (low, base; base)
Date
The earliest known usage of abaisser in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
abaissement,
abaisseur,
abaissant,
abaisse,
abaissée,
abaissable,
abaisse-langue,
rabaisserCognates
Provençal
abaissar, Spanish
abaxar
