Where does “excisionase” come from?

excisionase (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.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “excisionase”, step by step

excisionase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English excision

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexcisionThe deletion of some text during editing; The...
2Middle Frenchexcisionexcision; removal by cutting
3Latinexcisiocutting off, out or down; excision; destroying
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-