Where does “incisional” come from?
Incisional derives from English incision, which comes from Late Latin incisio, from Latin in- and -io, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ne.
incisional (English): Relating to an incision
Definitions
- Relating to an incision
Ancestry of “incisional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incision | A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or... |
| 2 | Middle English | inscicioun | incision, cutting |
| 3 | Middle French | incision | — |
| 4 | Latin | incisio | cutting in two |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |