Where does “Elision” come from?

Elision (German) comes from Latin elisio, from Latin ēlīsus, from Latin elido, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

Elision (German): elision

Definitions

  1. elision

Ancestry of “Elision”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelisio—
2Latinēlīsusknocked out
3LatinelidoI knock, dash or strike out; I tear, force or...
4Latinēx-out, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin elido →