English
abortifacient
Abortifacient comes from Latin faciō ‘to make’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciōas facere‘to make’
- Englishtodayabortifacient
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciōas facere‘to make’
- Englishtodayabortifacient
Formed from abort + -facient ‘causing an’
Proto-Italic *oriōr ‘to rise, get up’
Latin orior ‘to come into being’
Latin aborior ‘miscarry’
Latin abortus
English abort
first attested First attested in 1875 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1875. abort + -facient (‘causing an’), from Latin facere (‘to make’).
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 62 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
effective, factor, difficulty, perfection, affection, manufacture, interface, imperfect, faction, affective, facet, defection, defector, effector, affectation, confectionary, deface, 68 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make’
perfect, face, fact, effect, difficult, feature, profit, affect, facility, infection, affair, faculty, sacrifice, feat, efficient, deficit, defect, facial, facilitate, efficacy, superficial, fetish, infect, counterfeit, facade, deficient, façade, facsimile, maleficent, aficionado, confection, parfait, efficacious, confit, hacienda, beautify, difficile, refectory, beneficent, facies, 85 more
Today it means
adj Producing miscarriage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / abortifacient