Where does “microsuture” come from?
microsuture (English) comes from English suture, from Middle English suture, from Latin sūtūra, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.
microsuture (English): A very small suture used in microsurgery
Definitions
- A very small suture used in microsurgery
Ancestry of “microsuture”, step by step
microsuture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suture | A seam formed by sewing two edges together,... |
| 2 | Middle English | suture | A suture; a seam made in surgical operations; A... |
| 3 | Latin | sūtūra | a sewing together; seam, stitch, suture |
| 4 | Latin | suō | to sew, stitch |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sūō | sew, stitch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | to sew |