abolish

The story

1. Latin · derived fromabolēre“to retard, check the growth of, (and by extension) destroy, abolish”
2. Middle French · derived fromaboliss-
3. Middle English · inherited fromabolisshen
4. English todayabolish

From late Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French aboliss-, extended stem of abolir, from Latin abolēre (“to retard, check the growth of, (and by extension) destroy, abolish”), and inchoative abolēscere (“to wither, vanish, cease”).

First known use, by meaning

• First attested from around 1350 to 1470. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
• First attested from around 1350 to 1470. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.