Where does “anatomically” come from?
Anatomically derives from English anatomical, from Latin anatomicus, from Latin anatomia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομία, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀνά and ἀνατομή meaning the cutting up of a body.
anatomically (English): Pertaining to the anatomy
Definitions
- Pertaining to the anatomy
Ancestry of “anatomically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | anatomical | Of or relating to anatomy or dissection |
| 2 | English | anatomic | Of or pertaining to anatomy and dissection, or to... |
| 3 | French | anatomique | anatomical |
| 4 | French | anatomie | anatomy; anatomy; dissection; dissection; study |
| 5 | Latin | anatomia | anatomy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομία | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομή | a cutting up, especially of an animal or person,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέμνω | I cut up; to cut up |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |