sever

The story

1. Latin · derived fromseparāre“to separate”
2. Old French · derived fromsevrer
3. Middle English · inherited fromseveren
4. English todaysever

From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”). Doublet of separate, from the past participle of that Latin verb.