- circumcise (v.)
[circumcise 词源字典]
- 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.[circumcise etymology, circumcise origin, 英语词源]