Where does “-tomy” come from?

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

-tomy (English): Cutting, incision, section

Definitions

  1. Cutting, incision, section

Ancestry of “-tomy”, 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 “-tomy”

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