myEtymology.com: French etymology of abat-faim

Etymology of the French word abat-faim

the French word abat-faim

derived from the Old French word abattre (to fell)

using the French prefix a-

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

derived from the Old French word abatre

derived from the Latin word battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix bhau- (to hit)

derived from the Old French word batre

derived from the Latin word battere (pound, beat, hit)

derived from the Latin word battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix bhau- (to hit)

derived from the Old French word faim

derived from the Latin word fames (hunger; famine; want)