English
abscission
Abscission comes from Latin abscissiō ‘the act of breaking off or tearing away from a…’, from abscindō ‘to cut, to tear’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- ‘to split, to divide’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skeyd-‘to split, to divide’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*skinédti‘to be cutting off’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*skindō‘to cut, tear, rend, separate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscindō‘cut, tear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabscindō‘to cut, to tear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabscissiō‘the act of breaking off or tearing away from a discourse’
- Englishearliest quotation 1651–1653abscission
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skeyd-‘to split, to divide’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*skinédti‘to be cutting off’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*skindō‘to cut, tear, rend, separate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscindō‘cut, tear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabscindō‘to cut, to tear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabscissiō‘the act of breaking off or tearing away from a discourse’
- Englishearliest quotation 1651–1653abscission
Earliest quotation: 1651–1653, Jeremy Taylor, London: […] Richard Royston […]: “Not to be cured without the abscission of a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- ‘to split, to divide’
shit, schedule, zest, schism, schist, 23 more
through Latin scindō ‘cut, tear’
Today it means
noun The act or process of cutting off.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- / abscission