Where does “abduct” come from?

Abduct comes from Latin abductus, past participle of abduco, meaning to lead away, from ab (away) and dewk- (to lead), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó (off, away) and dewk- (to lead).

abduct (English): To take away by force; to carry away wrongfully...

Definitions

  1. To take away by force; to carry away wrongfully...

Ancestry of “abduct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabductustaken or led away, detached, removed, having been...
2Latinabdūcō—
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abduct”

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