Where does “abort” come from?

Abort comes from Latin abortus, past participle of aborior, composed of the prefix ab- and the root aborior, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₃er-.

abort (English): A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion;...

Definitions

  1. A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion;...

Ancestry of “abort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabortuspremature delivery, miscarriage, abortion; an...
2LatinaboriorI disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am...
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abort”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →