Where does “abortive” come from?
abortive (Italian) comes from Italian abortivo, from Latin abortivum, from Latin abortīvus, from Latin aborior, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abortive (Italian): feminine plural of abortivo
Definitions
- feminine plural of abortivo
Ancestry of “abortive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | abortivo | abortive; abortifacient; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | abortivum | abortion, miscarriage; that which procures or... |
| 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 | — |