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Where does “abscise” come from?

abscise (English) comes from Latin abscīsus, from Latin abscīdō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abscise (English): To cut off; To separate by means of abscission;...

Definitions

  1. To cut off; To separate by means of abscission;...

Ancestry of “abscise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabscīsus—
2Latinabscīdō—
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latināb—
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abscise”

  • abscisic
  • abscisate
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