Where does “abortuary” come from?
abortuary (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.
abortuary (English): A place where abortions are performed
Definitions
- A place where abortions are performed
Ancestry of “abortuary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |