Where does “morcellate” come from?
morcellate (English) comes from French morceler, from French morceau, from Middle French morceau, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum, from Latin morsum, from Latin morsus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
morcellate (English): To break into small pieces, prior to removal
Definitions
- To break into small pieces, prior to removal
Ancestry of “morcellate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | morceler | to break up; to divide up |
| 2 | French | morceau | piece, slice, bit, morsel; gun, piece |
| 3 | Middle French | morceau | bit; piece |
| 4 | Old French | morsel | morsel; bit; piece |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | morsellum | a bit, a little piece; a small piece |
| 6 | Latin | morsum | a piece, bit; accusative singular of morsus |
| 7 | Latin | morsus | bitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “morcellate”