Etymograph

English

abscopal

Abscopal comes from Latin ab ‘away from’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂epreconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂epó‘off, away’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ap‘from, off, away’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEab‘away from’
  5. Englishtodayabscopal

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂epreconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂epó‘off, away’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ap‘from, off, away’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEab‘away from’
  5. Englishtodayabscopal

The story

Term first described by Dr.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó ‘off, away’

of, off, afterward, overt, 3 more

through Latin ab ‘away from’

abdomen, 3 more

Today it means

adj Denoting the effect that irradiation of a tissue has on remote nonirradiated tissue.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep / abscopal

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