Where does “incisor” come from?

incisor (Latin) comes from Latin incidō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

incisor (Latin): incisor

Definitions

  1. incisor

Ancestry of “incisor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincidōto cut or hew open, into, through, or up; to dissect, slit, sever; to clip
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →