Where does “absciss” come from?
absciss (English) comes from Latin abscissa, from Latin abscissus, from Latin abscindō, from Latin scindō, from Proto-Italic skindō, from Proto-Indo-European skinédti, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
absciss (English): Alternative form of abscissa; To cut off by...
Definitions
- Alternative form of abscissa; To cut off by...
Ancestry of “absciss”, step by step
absciss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin abscissa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | abscissa | abscissa; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | abscissus | torn off, having been torn away; cut off,... |
| 3 | Latin | abscindō | to tear, rend off or away (especially with the hand) |
| 4 | Latin | scindō | to cut, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | skindō | to cut, to tear, to rend, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skinédti | to be cutting off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English abscission
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abscission | The act or process of cutting off; The state of... |
| 2 | Latin | abscissiō | The act of breaking off or tearing away from a discourse; interruption |