- circumcision (n.)
[circumcision 词源字典]
- late 12c., from Latin circumcisionem (nominative circumcisio), noun of action from past participle stem of circumcidere "to cut around; cut, clip, trim," from circum "around" (see circum-) + caedere "to cut" (see -cide).[circumcision etymology, circumcision origin, 英语词源]