Etymology of the French word abat-voix
the French word
abat-voixderived 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
abatrederived from the Latin word
battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
derived from the Old French word
batrederived 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 French word
voixderived from the Latin word
vocemderived from the Late Latin word
vox (voice, tone, expression)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wekʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of abat-voix in French dates from the 19th century.
