Word: abortive
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
bor
tive
Definition: A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
Morphemes:
Affix: abort
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab
Language: la
Decoded: ab
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: from, away from, out of
Affix: orior
Language: la
Decoded: orior
Meaning: come into being
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.