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
- To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to...
Ancestry of “abduce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | abdūcō | — |
| 2 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 3 | Latin | āb | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |