circumcise的词源

英文词源

circumcise (v.)

mid-13c., "to cut off the foreskin," from Old French circoncisier "circumcise" (12c., Modern French circoncire), from Latin circumcisus, past participle of circumcidere "to cut round, to cut trim, to cut off" (see circumcision). Related: Circumcised; circumcising.

中文词源

circumcise：包皮环切

circum-,圈，周围，-cise,切，见concise,excise.

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