Etymograph

English

epitomate

Epitomate comes from Latin epitomō ‘to abridge’, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐτομή ‘a cutting on the surface, incision’, and ultimately from ἐπῐτέμνω.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπῐτέμνω‘to cut upon the surface, make an incision, gash’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπῐτομή‘a cutting on the surface, incision’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEepitomē
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEepitomō‘to abridge’
  5. Englishtodayepitomate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπῐτέμνω‘to cut upon the surface, make an incision, gash’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπῐτομή‘a cutting on the surface, incision’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEepitomē
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEepitomō‘to abridge’
  5. Englishtodayepitomate

Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπῐτέμνω

Today it means

verb Synonym of epitomize (“make an epitome of”).

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπῐτέμνω / epitomate

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