Etymology of the English word amputate
the English word
amputatederived from the Latin word
amputatio (pruning, lopping off; amputation)
derived from the Latin word
amputare (lop, cut off, prune)
using the Latin prefix
am-using the Latin prefix
ambi-derived from the Latin word
putare (think, believe, suppose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pau-Date
The earliest known usage of amputate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
amputated,
amputatingCognates
Dutch
amputeren, French
amputer, German
amputieren, Italian
amputare, Latin
amputare, Lithuanian
amputuoti, Norwegian
amputere, Polish
amputować, Russian
aмпутировать, Swedish
amputeraUsage
Word found in Modern English
