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Where does “avorta” come from?

avorta (Romanian) comes from French avorter, from Latin abortō, from Latin aborior, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

avorta (Romanian): to miscarry; to abort

Definitions

  1. to miscarry; to abort

Ancestry of “avorta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavorterto abort, to terminate; to have an abortion; to...
2Latinabortō—
3LatinaboriorI disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am...
4Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
5Latināb—
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “avorta”

  • avort
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