aback (adv.)c. 1200, from Old English on bæc \\\"at or on the back;\\\" see back (n.). Now surviving...
abacusabacus: [17] Abacus comes originally from a Hebrew word for ‘dust’, ’ābāq. This was borrowed i...
abaft (adv.)\\\"in or at the back part of a ship\\\" (opposed to forward), 1590s, from Middle Englis...
abandonabandon: [14] The Old French verb abandoner is the source of abandon. It was based on a bando...
abandoned (adj.)\\\"self-devoted\\\" to some purpose (usually evil), late 14c., past participle adje...
abandonment (n.)1610s, from French abandonnement, from abandonner (see abandon (v.))....
abase (v.)late 14c., abaishen, from Old French abaissier \\\"diminish, make lower in value or status...
abashabash: [14] Abash shares a common ancestry with abeyance [16], although the latter underwent an...
abate (v.)c. 1300, \\\"put an end to;\\\" early 14c., \\\"to grow less, diminish in power or influen...
abatement (n.)mid-14c., from Old French abatement, from abattre (see abate).
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abbey (n.)mid-13c., \\\"convent headed by an abbot or abbess,\\\" from Anglo-French abbeie, Old Fren...