Etymology

abducent

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Today it means: Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting. Full definition →

First used late 17ᵗʰ century.Latin abducō ← Proto-Italic *doukō ← Proto-Indo-European *déwkti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  8. Proto-Italic*doukō
  9. Latindūcō
  10. Latinabducō
  11. English todayabducent

Borrowed from Latin abducō (“to lead away”).

Words from the same roots

Latinabducō all →

abduceabducens oculi

First known use, by meaning

  • late 17ᵗʰ century. Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.

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