Where does “amnionectomy” come from?
amnionectomy (English) comes from English amnion, from Latin amnion, from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον, from Ancient Greek ἀμνός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
amnionectomy (English): excision of an amnion
Definitions
- excision of an amnion
Ancestry of “amnionectomy”, step by step
amnionectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amnion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amnion | The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of... |
| 2 | Latin | amnion | membrane around a fetus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμνίον | bowl in which the blood of victims was caught;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀμνός | lamb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
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... |