Etymology of the English word fissure
the English word
fissurederived from the Old French word
fissurederived from the Latin word
fissura (a cleft)
derived from the Latin word
fissusderived from the Latin word
findere (to cleave; split, cleave, divide)
derived from the Proto-Germanic word
fukhstizDate
The earliest known usage of fissure in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
