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Where does “antiabortion” come from?

Antiabortion comes from the prefix anti- (Ancient Greek ἀντί, meaning "against") combined with abortion, ultimately deriving from Latin ab and Proto-Indo-European h₂en-.

antiabortion (English): Opposed to the practice or legalization of...

Definitions

  1. Opposed to the practice or legalization of...

Ancestry of “antiabortion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabortionThe expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo...
2Latinabortiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “antiabortion”

  • antiabortionist
  • anti-abortionism
  • anti-abortion
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