Etymology

aborter

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Today it means: One who or that which aborts. Full definition →

English abort ← Latin abortare ← Proto-Italic *oriōr
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  7. Proto-Italic*oriōr
  8. Latinorior
  9. Latinaborior
  10. Latinabortō
  11. Latinabortare
  12. Englishabort
  13. English todayaborter

From abort + -er.

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