Where does “anatomism” come from?
anatomism (English) comes from English atom, from Middle English attome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
anatomism (English): The application of the principles of anatomy, as...
Definitions
- The application of the principles of anatomy, as...
Ancestry of “anatomism”, step by step
anatomism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English atom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | atom | The smallest possible amount of matter which... |
| 2 | Middle English | attome | atom |
| 3 | Middle French | athome | atom |
| 4 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English anatomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anatomy | The art of studying the different parts of any... |
| 2 | Latin | anatomia | anatomy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομή | a cutting up, especially of an animal or person,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέμνω | I cut up; to cut up |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |