Etymograph

English

suppuration

Suppuration comes from Latin suppūrō ‘to gather matter, fester, suppurate’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuppūrō1‘to gather matter, fester, suppurate’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuppūrātiō2
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1600-1700suppuration2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin suppuratio
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English suppuration
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1600-1700, Arbuthnot, John: “by the Inflammation and Suppuration of the axillary, inguinal,…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuppūrōWiktionary, Latin suppuratio‘to gather matter, fester, suppurate’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuppūrātiōWiktionary, English suppuration
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1600-1700suppurationWiktionary, English suppuration. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1600-1700, Arbuthnot, John: “by the Inflammation and Suppuration of the axillary, inguinal,…”

The story

First use appears c. 1425.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Every English word from Latin suppūrō

Today it means

noun The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “suppuration”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin suppuratio. 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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