Where does “abortus” come from?
abortus (English) comes from New Latin abortus, from Latin aborior, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abortus (English): An abortion; An aborted fetus, especially one...
Definitions
- An abortion; An aborted fetus, especially one...
Ancestry of “abortus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | abortus | miscarriage; premature delivery, miscarriage,... |
| 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 | — |