Where does “antiabortive” come from?

antiabortive (English) comes from English abortive, from Old French abortif, from Latin abortīvus, from Latin aborior, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

antiabortive (English): That prevents abortion

Definitions

  1. That prevents abortion

Ancestry of “antiabortive”, step by step

antiabortive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English abortive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabortiveProduced by abortion; born prematurely and...
2Old Frenchabortif
3LatinabortīvusOf or pertaining to a premature delivery, miscarriage, or abortion
4LatinaboriorI disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am...
5Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
6Latinābfrom, away from, out of
7Proto-Germanic*ab
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó