Where does “abscess” come from?
Abscess comes from Latin abscessus, the past participle of abscedo meaning "to go away," from ab meaning "away" combined with cedo meaning "to go," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó meaning "off" or "away."
abscess (English): A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually...
Definitions
- A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually...
Ancestry of “abscess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | abscessus | departed; withdrawn; retreated |
| 2 | Latin | abs | away from; from; away |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 4 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 6 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |
Words derived from “abscess”