Where does “autoappendectomy” come from?
autoappendectomy (English) comes from English appendectomy, from English appendix, from Latin appendix, from Latin appendo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
autoappendectomy (English): An appendectomy performed on oneself via self-surgery
Definitions
- An appendectomy performed on oneself via self-surgery
Ancestry of “autoappendectomy”, step by step
autoappendectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appendectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appendectomy | The surgical procedure for the removal of the... |
| 2 | English | appendix | Something attached to something else; an... |
| 3 | Latin | appendix | supplement, addition; appendage; barberry |
| 4 | Latin | appendo | I hang or suspend; I weigh out |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |