Etymology of the French word avortement
the French word avortement
derived from the French word avorter
derived from the Latin word abortare (cast its young)
derived from the Latin word aboriri (to miscarry; pass away, disappear, be lost)
using the Latin prefix ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
derived from the Latin word oriri (to appear, arise, be born; be born, created; be born of; rise; arise)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *er-
derived from the Latin word ab (away; away from)