Meaning

verb terminate before completion

verb cease development, die, and be aborted

verb terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der.? Proto-Italic *orjōr Latin orior Latin aborior Latin abortō Latin abortareder. English abort English -ed English aborted From abort + -ed.

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