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Where does “τμῆσις” come from?

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

τμῆσις (Ancient Greek): cutting

Definitions

  1. cutting

Ancestry of “τμῆσις”, step by step

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

Words derived from “τμῆσις”

  • neurotmesis
  • axonotmesis
  • tmesis
  • tmetic
  • tmetically
  • tmesis
  • tmèse
  • tmesis
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