Etymology of the English word intussusception
the English word
intussusceptionderived from the Latin word
intus (within, or Latin intestina, guts, entrails)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the Latin word
susceptio (undertaking; taking upon oneself)
derived from the Latin word
susceptumderived from the Latin word
suscipere (undertake; support; accept)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoDate
The earliest known usage of intussusception in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
introsusception,
intussusceptDerivations in other languages
Italian
intussuscepzioneUsage
Word found in Modern English
