English
excision
Excision comes from Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō ‘cutting off, out or down’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- ‘to cut, hew’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂eyd-‘to cut, hew’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂éydetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaidō‘to cut, hew, fell’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaedō‘cut’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcīdō‘to cut or hew out, off, or down’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcīsiōas excīsiō(n)‘cutting off, out or down’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600excision
- Englishtodayexcision
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂eyd-‘to cut, hew’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂éydetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaidō‘to cut, hew, fell’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaedō‘cut’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcīdō‘to cut or hew out, off, or down’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcīsiōas excīsiō(n)‘cutting off, out or down’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600excision
- Englishtodayexcision
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- ‘to cut, hew’
through Proto-Italic *kaidō ‘to cut, hew, fell’
through Latin caedō ‘cut’
decision, cement, precise, concise, chisel, scissor, circumcision, incision, incisive, caesium, incisor, 27 more
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- / excision