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Where does “τριχοτομία” come from?

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

τριχοτομία (Ancient Greek): a cutting in three ways

Definitions

  1. a cutting in three ways

Ancestry of “τριχοτομία”, 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 “τριχοτομία”

  • tricotómico
  • tricotomía
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