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 |
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| 1 | Middle English | inscicioun | — |
| 2 | Middle French | incision | — |
| 3 | Latin | incisio | cutting in two |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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”