Where does “adrenalectomy” come from?
adrenalectomy (English) comes from English adrenal, from English ad-, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
adrenalectomy (English): The removal of one or both adrenal glands,...
Definitions
- The removal of one or both adrenal glands,...
Ancestry of “adrenalectomy”, step by step
adrenalectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English adrenal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adrenal | Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their... |
| 2 | English | ad- | near, at; toward, to, tendency, or addition |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectomy | Any operation involving surgical excision or... |
| 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... |