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Where does “-τομον” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-τομον”, 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 “-τομον”

  • craniotomo
  • flebotomo
  • laringotomo
  • osteotomo
  • ultramicrotomo
  • microtomo
  • -tomo
  • dermatomo
  • ciclotomo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →