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circumcision (n.)
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
).
