Etymograph

English

amputation

Amputation comes from Middle French amputation, from Latin amputātiō ‘pruning (of a tree)’, and ultimately from putus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEputus
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEputō‘cut back, prune’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamputō‘to prune’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamputātiō‘pruning (of a tree)’
  5. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600amputation
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEputus
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEputō‘cut back, prune’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamputō‘to prune’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEamputātiō‘pruning (of a tree)’
  5. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600amputation
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin putus

counter, discount, countable, puta, 10 more

through Latin putō ‘cut back, prune’

account, count, dispute, imp, compute, indisputable, computation, repute, indisputably, putative, raconteur, depute, disputable, imputation, disputation, 12 more

Today it means

noun surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.

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

Etymograph / Latin putus / amputation

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