Etymology of the English word scissile
the English word
scissilederived from the French word
scissilederived from the Latin word
scissilis (torn, tattered; easily split)
derived from the Latin word
scissusderived from the Late Latin word
scindere (tear, rend, cut to pieces; tear, split, divide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skei-Date
The earliest known usage of scissile in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
circumscissileUsage
Word found in Modern English
