Where does “aborted” come from?
Aborted comes from Latin abortus, past participle of aborior meaning to miscarry, from ab- meaning away and h₃er- meaning to separate or deprive.
aborted (English): Brought forth prematurely; Checked in normal...
Definitions
- Brought forth prematurely; Checked in normal...
Ancestry of “aborted”, step by step
| 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 | — |