Where does “cholelithotomy” come from?

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

cholelithotomy (English): Removal of a gallstone

Definitions

  1. Removal of a gallstone

Ancestry of “cholelithotomy”, step by step

cholelithotomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lithotomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithotomyA surgical method for removal of calculi, such as...
2English-tomyCutting, incision, section
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

via English chole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcholeChickpeas, or a curry consisting mainly of...
2Hindiछोलाgarbanzo bean, chickpea, Cicer arietinum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from English -tomy →
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