Where does “carunclectomy” come from?
carunclectomy (English) comes from English caruncle, from Latin caruncula, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carunclectomy (English): Removal of a caruncle
Definitions
- Removal of a caruncle
Ancestry of “carunclectomy”, step by step
carunclectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caruncle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caruncle | A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part... |
| 2 | Latin | caruncula | a little piece of flesh; wart |
| 3 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
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... |