Where does “amputer” come from?

amputer (French) comes from Latin amputo, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

amputer (French): to amputate

Definitions

  1. to amputate

Ancestry of “amputer”, step by step

amputer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin amputo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinamputoI prune, cut off; I curtail, shorten
2Latinambi-around, about
3Latinambōboth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Latin amputāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamputāre—

Words derived from “amputer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →