English 'abduct' comes from Latin 'abdūcere' (to lead away), composed of 'ab-' (away) and 'dūcere' (to lead), from PIE *dewk-.
To take someone away illegally by force or deception; in anatomy, to draw a limb or other body part away from the midline of the body.
From Latin 'abductus,' past participle of 'abdūcere' (to lead away), composed of 'ab-' (away from) + 'dūcere' (to lead, to draw). 'Dūcere' traces to PIE *dewk- (to lead, to pull), which produced a remarkable family across Indo-European languages: Latin 'dux' (leader), 'educere' (to lead out), 'inducere' (to lead in), and via Germanic, Old English 'tēon' (to pull). The prefix 'ab-' (away from) comes from PIE *h₂epo (off, away), shared
In anatomy, the 'abductor' muscles move limbs away from the body's midline — literally 'leading them away' — while the opposing 'adductor' muscles bring them back toward the centre. The prefix switches from 'ab-' (away) to 'ad-' (toward), with the same root 'dūcere' doing the work in both cases.