Where does “anatomical” come from?
Anatomical derives from Latin anatomicus, from Latin anatomia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομία, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή meaning a cutting up, from ἀνά and -eh₂ combining to mean up, rooted in Proto-Indo-European h₂en-.
anatomical (English): Of or relating to anatomy or dissection
Definitions
- Of or relating to anatomy or dissection
Ancestry of “anatomical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anatomic | Of or pertaining to anatomy and dissection, or to... |
| 2 | French | anatomique | anatomical |
| 3 | French | anatomie | anatomy; anatomy; dissection; dissection; study |
| 4 | Latin | anatomia | anatomy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομία | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομή | a cutting up, especially of an animal or person,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέμνω | I cut up; to cut up |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |