Etymology of the English word abducens
the English word abducens
derived from the Latin word ducens (leading)
derived from the Latin word abducens (leading away)
derived from the Late Latin word abducere (lead away, carry off; detach)
using the Latin prefix ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
derived from the Latin word ducere (to lead; to lead or draw; to lead, dim; to lead, carry; lead, command; think)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deuk- (to lead)
derived from the Latin word ab (away; away from)