Where does “incision” come from?

Incision comes from Middle English incision, from Old French incision, from Late Latin incisio, a noun formed from Latin in- and -io, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.

incision (English): A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or...

Definitions

A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or...

Ancestry of “incision”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	inscicioun	incision, cutting
2	Middle French	incision	—
3	Latin	incisio	cutting in two
4	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
5	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
7	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
8	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9	Latin	calceus	shoe
10	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
11	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “incision”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →