Etymology of the English word vivisect
the English word
vivisectderived from the English word
vivisectionderived from the English word
sectionderived from the Old French word
secciounderived from the Latin word
sectio (cutting, severing; mowing)
derived from the Latin word
sectusderived from the Latin word
secare (to cut; cut, sever; decide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-using the English prefix
vivi-derived from the Latin word
vivus (living; alive, fresh; living)
derived from the Latin word
vivere (be alive, live; survive)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
Date
The earliest known usage of vivisect in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
