Where does “ablation” come from?

ablation (French) comes from Late Latin ablatio, from Latin aufero, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

ablation (French): The often forceful removal or abolition of...

Definitions

  1. The often forceful removal or abolition of...

Ancestry of “ablation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinablatiotaking away, removal
2LatinauferoI take away, carry off, remove, withdraw;...
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “ablation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →