Where does “preabortion” come from?

preabortion (English) comes from English abortion, from Latin abortiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

preabortion (English): Before abortion

Definitions

  1. Before abortion

Ancestry of “preabortion”, step by step

preabortion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English abortion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabortionThe expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo...
2Latinabortiōpremature delivery, miscarriage, abortion
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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