abdominal (adj.)1550s, from medical Latin abdominalis, from abdomen (genitive abdominis); see abdome...
abduct (v.)\\\"to kidnap,\\\" 1834, probably a back-formation from abduction; also see abduce. Relat...
abduction (n.)1620s, \\\"a leading away,\\\" from Latin abductionem (nominative abductio), noun of a...
abeam (adv.)\\\"at right angles to the mainmast,\\\" 1826, nautical, literally \\\"on beam;\\\" see...
aberrant (adj.)1798, originally in natural history, from Latin aberrantem (nominative aberrans), pre...
aberration (n.)1590s, \\\"a wandering, straying,\\\" from Latin aberrationem (nominative aberratio)...
abetabet: see baitabet (v.)late 14c. (implied in abetting), from Old French abeter \\\"to bait, to h...