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Where does “abortus” come from?

abortus (New Latin) comes from Latin aborior, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abortus (New Latin): miscarriage; premature delivery, miscarriage,...

Definitions

  1. miscarriage; premature delivery, miscarriage,...

Ancestry of “abortus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaboriorI disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am...
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latināb—
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abortus”

  • abortus
  • abortus
  • abortusz
  • abortuszok
  • abortuszt
  • abortuszokat
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