Where does “unresectable” come from?
Unresectable derives from English resectable, which comes from English resect, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, ne, and wer-.
unresectable (English): Of a tumor: unable to be removed through surgery
Definitions
- Of a tumor: unable to be removed through surgery
Ancestry of “unresectable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resectable | Suitable for resection |
| 2 | English | resect | To remove by surgical means |
| 3 | Latin | resectus | curtailed |
| 4 | Latin | reseco | I cut off or loose; I curtail, stop; I check,... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |