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Where does “débridement” come from?

débridement (French) comes from French débrider, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

débridement (French): unbridling, unharnessing; lancing

Definitions

  1. unbridling, unharnessing; lancing

Ancestry of “débridement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdébriderto unbridle, to unharness; to jailbreak; to soup...
2Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
3Middle Frenchdés-—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “débridement”

  • debridement
  • biodebridement
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