Where does “unabortive” come from?
unabortive (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.
unabortive (English): Not abortive
Definitions
- Not abortive
Ancestry of “unabortive”, step by step
unabortive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abortive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abortive | Produced by abortion; born prematurely and... |
| 2 | Old French | abortif | — |
| 3 | Latin | abortīvus | Of or pertaining to a premature delivery, miscarriage, or abortion |
| 4 | Latin | aborior | I disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am... |
| 5 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 6 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |