Where does “abortal” come from?
abortal (English) comes from English abort, from Latin abortus, from Latin aborior, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abortal (English): Relating to abortion
Definitions
- Relating to abortion
Ancestry of “abortal”, step by step
abortal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English abort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abort | A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion;... |
| 2 | Latin | abortus | premature delivery, miscarriage, abortion; an... |
| 3 | Latin | aborior | I disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am... |
| 4 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 5 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via German abortieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abortieren | — |
| 2 | Latin | abortāre | — |