Where does “anatomie” come from?
anatomie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch anatomie, from Middle Dutch anatomye, from Latin anatomia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομία, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή, from Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
anatomie (Afrikaans): anatomy
Ancestry of “anatomie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | anatomie | anatomy |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | anatomye | — |
| 3 | Latin | anatomia | anatomy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομία | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομή | a cutting up, especially of an animal or person,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέμνω | I cut up; to cut up |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |