Suction
/ˈsʌk.ʃən/noun
The act or process of drawing something in by creating lower pressure.
Did you know?Suction comes from Latin *suctio*, from *sugere* meaning “to suck,” the same ancient root behind words tied to nursing, feeding, and drawing out liquid.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seug-
“to suck, draw in”
Latin
Latin
sugere
“to suck, draw in milk or liquid”
Latin
Latin
suctio
“a sucking, suction”
Middle English
English
succioun
“the act of sucking or drawing in”
Modern English
English
suction
“the act or process of drawing in by negative pressure”