Where does “abducting” come from?

Abducting comes from Latin abductus, past participle of abduco meaning to lead away, from ab meaning away and dewk- meaning to lead, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.

abducting (English): present participle of abduct

Definitions

  1. present participle of abduct

Ancestry of “abducting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabductTo take away by force; to carry away wrongfully...
2Latinabductustaken or led away, detached, removed, having been...
3Latinabdūcō—
4Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
5Latinābfrom, away from, out of
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →