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Where does “abdominoplasty” come from?

abdominoplasty (English) comes from English abdomino-, from Latin abdomen, from Latin abdō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

abdominoplasty (English): The surgical removal of excess flesh from the...

Definitions

  1. The surgical removal of excess flesh from the...

Ancestry of “abdominoplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishabdomino-Alternative form of abdomin-; abdomen
2Latinabdomenbelly, abdomen; gluttony
3Latinabdō—
4Latin-dō—
5Proto-Germanic-dô—
6Siciliandi—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “abdominoplasty”

  • abdominoplastic
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