Where does “morcellator” come from?
morcellator (English) comes from English morcellate, from French morceler, from French morceau, from Middle French morceau, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum, from Latin morsum, from Latin morsus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
morcellator (English): An instrument used in morcellation
Definitions
- An instrument used in morcellation
Ancestry of “morcellator”, step by step
morcellator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English morcellate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morcellate | To break into small pieces, prior to removal |
| 2 | French | morceler | to break up; to divide up |
| 3 | French | morceau | piece, slice, bit, morsel; gun, piece |
| 4 | Middle French | morceau | bit; piece |
| 5 | Old French | morsel | morsel; bit; piece |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | morsellum | a bit, a little piece; a small piece |
| 7 | Latin | morsum | a piece, bit; accusative singular of morsus |
| 8 | Latin | morsus | bitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been... |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |