Where does “suture” come from?
Suture comes from Middle English suture, from Latin sutura meaning a seam or stitching, derived from Latin suo meaning to sew, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European swé meaning self.
suture (English): A seam formed by sewing two edges together,...
Definitions
- A seam formed by sewing two edges together,...
Ancestry of “suture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | suture | A suture; a seam made in surgical operations; A... |
| 2 | Latin | sūtūra | — |
| 3 | Latin | suō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sūō | sew, stitch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | — |
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