English
scission
Scission comes from Late Latin scissio, from Latin scindō ‘to cut, tear’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- ‘to split, divide’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skeyd-‘to split, divide’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*skinédti ~ *skindénti‘to split, to dissect’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*skindō‘to cut, tear, rend, separate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscindōas scindere‘to cut, tear’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEscissio
- Englishearliest quotation 2012scission
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skeyd-‘to split, divide’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*skinédti ~ *skindénti‘to split, to dissect’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*skindō‘to cut, tear, rend, separate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscindōas scindere‘to cut, tear’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEscissio
- Englishearliest quotation 2012scission
Earliest quotation: 2012, Harvey Lodish, Arnold Berk: “The resulting delamination of the two lipid monolayers causes…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- ‘to split, divide’
shit, schedule, zest, schism, schist, 24 more
through Latin scindō ‘to cut, tear’
Today it means
noun The act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing; cleavage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- / scission