Where does “axotomise” come from?
axotomise (English) comes from English axotomy, from English axo-, from Ancient Greek ἄξων, from English -phyte, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Ancestry of “axotomise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | axotomy | The process of cutting or severing an axon |
| 2 | English | axo- | axis; axon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄξων | an axle; an axis; the axis of the celestial... |
| 4 | English | -phyte | A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g.... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |