Where does “lesion” come from?
Lesion comes from Middle English lesioun, from Old French lesion, from Latin laesio (injury), derived from laesus (injured), the past participle of laedo (to strike or injure).
lesion (English): A wound or injury; An infected or otherwise...
Definitions
- A wound or injury; An infected or otherwise...
Ancestry of “lesion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lesioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | lesion | harm; damage |
| 3 | Latin | laesiō | hurt, harm, injury |
| 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 |