Where does “abscissional” come from?
abscissional (English) comes from English abscission, 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- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
abscissional (English): Relating to abscission
Definitions
- Relating to abscission
Ancestry of “abscissional”, step by step
abscissional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
| 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,... |