[1870–75; abort + -i- + -facient]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fifth wheel, giveaway, linkage, onshore, washout-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform