Where does “abductive” come from?

abductive (Latin) comes from Latin abductivus, from Latin abdūcō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abductive (Latin): vocative masculine singular of abductīvus

Definitions

vocative masculine singular of abductīvus

Ancestry of “abductive”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	abductivus	seductive; abductive
2	Latin	abdūcō	—
3	Latin	ab-	from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4	Latin	āb	from, away from, out of
5	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →