pericope

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπερικοπή“section”
2. Late Latin · derived frompericope
3. English todaypericope

From Late Latin pericope, from Ancient Greek περικοπή (perikopḗ, “section”), from περι- (peri-, “across”) + κοπή (kopḗ, “cutting”), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”).