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
- A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion;...
Ancestry of “abort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | abortus | premature delivery, miscarriage, abortion; an... |
| 2 | Latin | aborior | I disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am... |
| 3 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 4 | Latin | āb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
Words derived from “abort”