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Where does “excisional” come from?

excisional (English) comes from English excision, from Middle French excision, from Latin excisio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

excisional (English): performed by excision

Definitions

  1. performed by excision

Ancestry of “excisional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexcisionThe deletion of some text during editing; The...
2Middle Frenchexcisionexcision; removal by cutting
3Latinexcisiocutting off, out or down; excision; destroying
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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