Etymograph

English

resection

Resection comes from Latin resectiō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEresectiō1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1879resection1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English resection
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1879, Journal of the House of Representatives : “Also that the bill be resectioned to conform to…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEresectiōWiktionary, English resection
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1879resectionWiktionary, English resection. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1879, Journal of the House of Representatives : “Also that the bill be resectioned to conform to…”

Every English word from Latin resectiō

Today it means

noun The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “resection”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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