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