Where does “abort” come from?
abort (Cebuano) comes from English abort, from Latin abortus, from Latin aborior, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abort (Cebuano): to abort; to cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term
Definitions
- to abort; to cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term
Ancestry of “abort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abort | A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion;... |
| 2 | Latin | abortus | premature delivery, miscarriage, abortion; an... |
| 3 | Latin | aborior | I disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am... |
| 4 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 5 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |