Where does “astragalectomy” come from?
astragalectomy (English) comes from English astragalus, from Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
astragalectomy (English): The surgical removal of the astragalus, or talus,...
Definitions
- The surgical removal of the astragalus, or talus,...
Ancestry of “astragalectomy”, step by step
astragalectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English astragalus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astragalus | The anklebone; A herb of the genus "Astragalus" |
| 2 | Latin | astragalus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀστράγαλος | one of the vertebrae, especially of the neck; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀστέον | bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλάσις | breaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb 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... |