Where does “metzitza” come from?

metzitza (English) comes from Hebrew מציצה, from Hebrew מָצַץ — to suck.

metzitza (English): a procedure performed in Rabbinic Judaism after the Jewish ritual of brit milah (covenent cut) following the two added steps of priya (uncovering) and circumcision (circle-cut) mandated by the Gelmud in 500 CE: in this 3rd extra step a mohel uses his mouth to suck blood from the penis of the male (u

Definitions

  1. a procedure performed in Rabbinic Judaism after the Jewish ritual of brit milah (covenent cut) following the two added steps of priya (uncovering) and circumcision (circle-cut) mandated by the Gelmud in 500 CE: in this 3rd extra step a mohel uses his mouth to suck blood from the penis of the male (u

Ancestry of “metzitza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמציצהsucking; fellatio
2Hebrewמָצַץto suck
Every word from Hebrew מָצַץ →Every word from Hebrew מציצה →
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