Where does “forceps” come from?
Forceps comes from Latin forceps, from Proto-Italic formokaps, from Proto-Italic xʷormokaps, of unknown ultimate origin.
forceps (English): An instrument used in surgery or medical...
Definitions
- An instrument used in surgery or medical...
Ancestry of “forceps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | forceps | tongs, pincers, forceps |
| 2 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 3 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “forceps”