Etymology

amputation

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Today it means: surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. Full definition →

Middle French amputation ← Latin amputātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromamputātiō“pruning (of a tree)”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromamputation
  3. English todayamputation

Borrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”).

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