Etymology

abiturient

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Today it means: A pupil / student in the German education system who is taking, or who has taken and passed, the Abitur. Full definition →

First used mid 19th c.German Abiturient ← Latin abituriō
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  1. Latin · derived fromabituriō“to wish to leave”
  2. German · borrowed fromAbiturient
  3. English todayAbiturient

Borrowed from German Abiturient, from Latin abituriō (“to wish to leave”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from mid 19th c. A pupil / student in the German education system who is taking, or who has taken and passed, the Abitur.

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