abortee

abortee

English

Etymology

Etymology 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 -ee
English abortee

    From abort + -ee.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    abortee (plural abortees)

    1. That which was aborted.
    2. A pregnant woman who has an abortion. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]

    References

    1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abortee”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.

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