English
incision
Incision comes from Late Latin incisiō ‘cutting into, incision’, from Latin caedō ‘to cut, hew, cut down, fell, cut off, cut to…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-.
- 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‘to cut, hew, cut down, fell, cut off, cut to pieces’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEincidō‘to cut into’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEincisiō‘cutting into, incision’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600incision
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inscicioun‘incision, cutting’
- Englishearliest quotation 1539incision
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‘to cut, hew, cut down, fell, cut off, cut to pieces’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEincidō‘to cut into’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEincisiō‘cutting into, incision’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600incision
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inscicioun‘incision, cutting’
- Englishearliest quotation 1539incision
Earliest quotation: 1539, Thomas Elyot, The Castel of Helthe: “The parte of Euacuation by lettyng of blud, is…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- ‘to cut, hew’
through Proto-Italic *kaidō ‘to cut, hew, fell’
through Latin caedō ‘to cut, hew, cut down, fell, cut off, cut to…’
decision, cement, precise, chisel, concise, scissor, circumcision, caesium, excision, 29 more
through Late Latin incidō ‘to cut into’
Today it means
noun A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- / incision