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English word abortion comes from Latin orior, Latin ab, and later Latin abortio (Premature delivery, miscarriage, abortion.)

orior (Latin)

I am born, come to exist, originate.. I appear, become visible.. I rise, get up.

ab (Latin)

(source of action or event) by, of. (time) after, since. At, on, in. From, away from, out of.

aborior (Latin)

(intransitive) I disappear, pass away, set.. (intransitive) I miscarry, am aborted (of a baby).

abortio (Latin)

Premature delivery, miscarriage, abortion.

abortion (English)

(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]. (chiefly, arts) Something ugly, an artistic atrocity.. (dated) The immature product of an untimely birth. [First attested in the late 16th century.]. (figuratively) Failure of a promise or a goal. [First attested in the early 18th century.]. [...]

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