Where does “-εκτομία” come from?

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

-εκτομία (Ancient Greek): a cutting out of

Definitions

  1. a cutting out of

Ancestry of “-εκτομία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκτέμνωto cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone
2Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω →