Where does “amputation” come from?
Amputation comes from Middle French amputation, from Latin amputatio, meaning the act of cutting off.
amputation (English): surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc;...
Definitions
- surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc;...
Ancestry of “amputation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | amputation | — |
| 2 | Latin | amputatio | — |
| 3 | Latin | amputo | I prune, cut off; I curtail, shorten |
| 4 | Latin | ambi- | ambi- |
| 5 | Latin | ambō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “amputation”