Word: abortive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
bor
tive
Definition: Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
Morphemes:
Affix: abort
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab-
Language: la
Decoded: ab-
Meaning: not
Affix: oriri
Language: la
Decoded: oriri
Meaning: come into being, arise, appear
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.