Where does “recision” come from?
recision (English) comes from Latin recisio, from Latin recidere, from Latin recido, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
recision (English): The act of cutting off
Definitions
- The act of cutting off
Ancestry of “recision”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | recisio | — |
| 2 | Latin | recidere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | recido | I fall back, return; I recoil; I fall upon,... |
| 4 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |