myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of abscessus

Etymology of the Latin word abscessus

the Late Latin word abscessus (going away, departure, withdrawal)

derived from the Latin word abscedere (withdraw, depart, retire)

derived from the Latin word cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ked- (to yield)

derived from the Late Latin word abscendere

English abscess, French abcès, Italian ascesso, Portuguese abscesso, Spanish absceso

Word found in Late Latin