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Where does “abductive” come from?

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

abductive (English): Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and...

Definitions

  1. Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and...

Ancestry of “abductive”, 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
5Latināb—
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abductive”

  • abductively
  • nonabductive
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