English
exaeresis
Exaeresis comes from Ancient Greek ἐξαίρεσῐς ‘a taking out, an extraction’, from αἱρέω ‘to take, seize’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to take, grasp, plunder’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*həřřéyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἱρέω‘to take, seize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐξαιρέω‘to take out, discharge cargo, except, bereave someone of something, e.g. life’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐξαίρεσῐςexaíresĭs‘a taking out, an extraction’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900exaeresis
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to take, grasp, plunder’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*həřřéyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἱρέω‘to take, seize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐξαιρέω‘to take out, discharge cargo, except, bereave someone of something, e.g. life’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐξαίρεσῐςexaíresĭs‘a taking out, an extraction’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900exaeresis
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to take, grasp, plunder’
service, sort, series, serve, conservative, hero, stream, desert, insert, assertion, reservoir, sermon, conservatism, assertive, concierge, sorcery, exert, observant, servitude, sorcerer, heresy, sark, conservator, strudel, servile, serf, sere, 33 more
through Ancient Greek αἱρέω ‘to take, seize’
Today it means
noun An operation involving the removal of a part or parts of the body; excision, ectomy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ser- / exaeresis