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abscissa (n.)
[abscissa 词源字典]
1690s, from Latin
abscissa (linea)
"(a line) cut off," from fem. past participle of
abscindere
"to cut off," from
ab-
"off, away" (see
ab-
) +
scindere
"to cut" (see
shed
(v.)).
[abscissa etymology, abscissa origin, 英语词源]