abolitionist
abolitionist (n.)1792, originally in reference to the slave trade, from abolition + -ist. In Britain...
abominable
abominableabominable: [14] The Latin original of this word meant ‘shun as an evil omen’. The prefix...
abominate
abominate (v.)1640s, back-formation from abomination or from Latin abominatus, past participle of ab...
aboriginal
aboriginal (adj.)1660s, \\\"first, earliest,\\\" especially in reference to inhabitants of lands col...
aborigine
aborigine (n.)1858, mistaken singular of aborigines (1540s; the correct singular is aboriginal), fro...
abort
abortabort: see originabort (v.)1570s, \\\"to miscarry,\\\" from Latin abortus, past participle of a...
abortion
abortion (n.)1540s, originally of both deliberate and unintended miscarriages; from Latin abortionem...
abortive
abortive (adj.)late 14c., \\\"born prematurely or dead,\\\" from Latin abortivus \\\"pertaining to m...
abound
aboundabound: [14] Abound has no connection with bind or bound. Its Latin source means literally ‘ov...