Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Abdication has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
the act of abdicating
The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
Abdication first appeared in English in 1552, borrowed directly from the Latin word abdicātiō, which means "renunciation." It is formed by combining the prefix ab- with the root dicō and adding the suffix -ion.