Where does “ম্যাস্টেকটমি” come from?
ম্যাস্টেকটমি (Bengali) comes from English mastectomy, from English -ectomy, from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή, from Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
ম্যাস্টেকটমি (Bengali): mastectomy
Definitions
- mastectomy
Ancestry of “ম্যাস্টেকটমি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mastectomy | The surgical procedure to remove of all or part... |
| 2 | English | -ectomy | Excision of; Surgical removal of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτομή | a cutting out; a segment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτέμνω | to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |