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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

  1. Relating to abortion

Ancestry of “abortal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabortA miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion;...
2Latinabortuspremature delivery, miscarriage, abortion; an...
3LatinaboriorI disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am...
4Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
5Latināb—
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abortal”

  • postabortal
  • preabortal
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