Where does “abortiv” come from?

abortiv (German) comes from Latin abortīvus, from Latin aborior, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abortiv (German): abortive

Definitions

  1. abortive

Ancestry of “abortiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinabortīvusOf or pertaining to a premature delivery, miscarriage, or abortion
2LatinaboriorI disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am...
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →