Where does “suture” come from?

suture (Middle English) comes from Latin sūtūra, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

suture (Middle English): A suture; a seam made in surgical operations; A...

Definitions

  1. A suture; a seam made in surgical operations; A...

Ancestry of “suture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsūtūraa sewing together; seam, stitch, suture
2Latinsuōto sew, stitch
3Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

Words derived from “suture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Italic sūō →Every word from Latin suō →