myEtymology.com: English etymology of necropsy

Etymology of the English word necropsy

the English word necropsy

derived from the English word autopsy

derived 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 -opsia

derived from the French word opsis

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-

using the English prefix necro-

derived from the Greek word nekros, νεκρός (corpse; dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nek-

using the English suffix -opsy

using the English prefix necr-

The earliest known usage of necropsy in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English