Where does “ablation” come from?

Ablation comes from Latin ablatio, a noun formed from the prefix ab- meaning "away" and the verb ferre meaning "to carry or bear," ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.

ablation (English): A carrying or taking away; removal; The surgical...

Definitions

  1. A carrying or taking away; removal; The surgical...

Ancestry of “ablation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishalbacioun

Words derived from “ablation

Every word from Middle English albacioun