Where does “resectable” come from?
Resectable comes from English resect, from Latin resectus, the past participle of resecare meaning "to cut back," formed from the prefix re- and secare meaning "to cut," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-.
resectable (English): Suitable for resection
Ancestry of “resectable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | resect | To remove by surgical means |
| 2 | Latin | resectus | curtailed |
| 3 | Latin | reseco | I cut off or loose; I curtail, stop; I check,... |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “resectable”