Where does “ἐκτομή” come from?
ἐκτομή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
ἐκτομή (Ancient Greek): a cutting out; a segment
Ancestry of “ἐκτομή”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτέμνω | to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |