Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abortative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abor-ta-tive
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Abortive, abortifacient (causing abortion).

noun

An abortive, an abortifacient (medicine that causes abortion).

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin aborior Latin abortō Latin abortareder. English abort Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English abortative From abort + -ative.

Inflected Forms

abortatives (plural)

Questions

What does abortative mean?: Abortive, abortifacient (causing abortion).
Where does abortative come from?: Etymology tree Latin aborior Latin abortō Latin abortareder. English abort Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English abortative From abort + -ative.

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