suture

Where does the word "suture" come from? It comes from Latin sutura, and was adopted directly into English (1580s).

Suture’s story begins in Latin: sutura meant “a seam, a stitch.” A seam, a stitching, from suere (to sew). It reached English by 1580s as suture. Settled as the medical word for stitches closing a wound. Today, suture means a stitch or set of stitches used to close a wound or surgical incision.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient sutura "a seam, a stitch", a seam, a stitching, from suere (to sew).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1580s suture "a stitch used to close a wound", settled as the medical word for stitches closing a wound.