Etymograph

English

avulsion

Avulsion comes from Latin avulsio, from vellō ‘to pull or tear down’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- ‘to hit, strike’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welh₃-‘to hit, strike’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*welnō‘to pull, tear’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvellō‘to pull or tear down’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEavulsio
  5. Englishtodayavulsion

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welh₃-‘to hit, strike’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*welnō‘to pull, tear’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvellō‘to pull or tear down’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEavulsio
  5. Englishtodayavulsion

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- ‘to hit, strike’

vulnerable, invulnerability, 20 more

through Latin vellō ‘to pull or tear down’

pull, convulsive, convulsion, 7 more

Today it means

noun The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- / avulsion

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