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Where does “abscessed” come from?

abscessed (English) comes from English abscess, from Latin abscessus, from Latin abs, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.

abscessed (English): simple past tense and past participle of abscess;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of abscess;...

Ancestry of “abscessed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabscessA cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually...
2Latinabscessusdeparted; withdrawn; retreated
3Latinabsaway from; from; away
4Proto-Albanianaps—
5LatinApis—
6Ancient GreekἌπις—
7Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
8Egyptianḥp—
Every word from Egyptian ḥp →