Etymograph

English

abortionism

From abortion + -ism.

A compound of abortion + -ism

Proto-Italic *oriōr ‘to rise, get up’

Latin orior ‘rise, get up’

Latin aborior ‘to miscarry’

Latin abortiōnem ‘miscarriage, abortion’

English abortion

Today it means

noun The advocacy or practice of abortion.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / abortionism