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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word ABSCIND.  Etymology of the word ABSCIND.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893

 

ABSCIND,  to cut off.  (L.)   Bp. Taylor has the derivative abscission, Sermons, vol. ii. s. 13.  The verb occurs in Johnson's Rambler, no. 90.—Lat. abscindere, to cut off.—Lat. ab, off; and scindere, to cut.  Scindere (pt. t. scidi) is a nasalised form of SKID, to cleave, which appears also in Gk. σχίζειν, Skt. chhid, to cut; Fick, i. 237.  Der. absciss-ion, from the pp. abscissus.

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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