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Where does “preabortal” come from?

preabortal (English) comes from English abortal, from English abort, from Latin abortus, from Latin aborior, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

preabortal (English): Before abortion

Definitions

  1. Before abortion

Ancestry of “preabortal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabortalRelating to abortion
2EnglishabortA miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion;...
3Latinabortuspremature delivery, miscarriage, abortion; an...
4LatinaboriorI disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am...
5Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
6Latināb—
7Proto-Germanic*ab—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →