Where does “cheiloplasty” come from?

cheiloplasty (English) comes from English cheilo-, from Ancient Greek χεῖλος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

cheiloplasty (English): The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or...

Definitions

  1. The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or...

Ancestry of “cheiloplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcheilo-lip
2Ancient Greekχεῖλοςlip; mouth of any animal: snout, beak; edge,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “cheiloplasty”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Ancient Greek χεῖλος →Every word from English cheilo- →