Where does “cephalotomy” come from?

cephalotomy (English) comes from English -tomy, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

cephalotomy (English): dissection or opening of the head; craniotomy;...

Definitions

  1. dissection or opening of the head; craniotomy;...

Ancestry of “cephalotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tomyCutting, incision, section
2Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →