Where does “caecopexy” come from?

caecopexy (English) comes from English -pexy, from Ancient Greek πῆξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

caecopexy (English): The surgical anchoring of an excessively mobile caecum

Definitions

  1. The surgical anchoring of an excessively mobile caecum

Ancestry of “caecopexy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-pexyFixing (in place), fastening
2Ancient Greekπῆξιςfixing, putting together; solidity, fixity
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis
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