Where does “-tome” come from?

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

-tome (English): An instrument for cutting; A section or segment

Definitions

  1. An instrument for cutting; A section or segment

Ancestry of “-tome”, 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 “-tome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →