1853, noun ("that which causes miscarriage") and adjective ("producing abortion"), from Latin abortus (see abort) + facientem "making," related to facere "to make, do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). An earlier noun for this was abortive (1640s), also a special use of an adjective.
abomination
aboriginal
aborigine
aborning
abort
abortifacient
abortion
abortionist
abortive
abound
abounding