Where does “λᾱτομία” come from?

λᾱτομία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

λᾱτομία (Ancient Greek): quarry

Definitions

  1. quarry

Ancestry of “λᾱτομία”, step by step

λᾱτομία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τέμνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
2Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

via Ancient Greek λᾶας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλᾶαςstone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁w-stone; loosen, release; to let

Words derived from “λᾱτομία

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né-Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω