English
abastardize
Abastardize comes from Middle French abastardir ‘to spoil’, and goes back to Medieval Latin bastardus ‘bastard’.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500bastardus‘bastard’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400bastardas bastart
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600abastardir‘to spoil’
- Englishtodayabastardize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500bastardus‘bastard’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400bastardas bastart
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600abastardir‘to spoil’
- Englishtodayabastardize
Every English word from Medieval Latin bastardus
Today it means
verb To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin bastardus / abastardize