Where does “abductor” come from?

abductor (New Latin) comes from Latin abductus, from Latin abdūcō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

Ancestry of “abductor”, step by step

abductor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin abductus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	abductus	taken or led away, detached, removed, having been...
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	—

via Latin abduco

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	abduco	I take away, lead away or aside, carry off;...
2	Latin	ab	from, away from, out of; down from; by, by means...

Words derived from “abductor”

abduktor
abdutor

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →