Where does “annessiectomy” come from?
annessiectomy (English) comes from Italian annessiectomia, from Italian -ectomia, from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή, from Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
annessiectomy (English): The removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes
Definitions
- The removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes
Ancestry of “annessiectomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | annessiectomia | ovariosalpingectomy |
| 2 | Italian | -ectomia | -ectomy |
| 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... |