Etymology of the English word autopsy
the English word
autopsyderived from the New Latin word
autopsia (autopsy)
derived from the Greek word
autopsia, αὐτοψία
derived from the Greek word
opsis, ὄψις (vision; sight; properly, sight (the act); the visage, an external show)
derived from the Greek word
ops, ὤψ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-derived from the Late Greek word
autos, αὐτός (self)
using the Greek prefix
aut-using the French suffix
-opsiaderived from the French word
opsisDate
The earliest known usage of autopsy in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
necropsyUsage
Word found in Modern English
