Where does “autotomy” come from?

autotomy (English) comes from German Autotomie — autotomy.

autotomy (English): The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc,...

Definitions

  1. The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc,...

Ancestry of “autotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAutotomieautotomy

Words derived from “autotomy

Every word from German Autotomie
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