Where does “incision” come from?

incision (Old French) comes from Late Latin incisio, from Latin incidō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “incision”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinincisiocutting in two
2Latinincidōto cut or hew open, into, through, or up; to dissect, slit, sever; to clip
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “incision

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