Where does “abduce” come from?

abduce (English) comes from Latin abdūcō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abduce (English): To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to...

Definitions

  1. To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to...

Ancestry of “abduce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabdūcō—
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latinābfrom, away from, out of
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →