Where does “chromovitrectomy” come from?
chromovitrectomy (English) comes from English vitrectomy, from English vitreous, from Middle French vitreux, from Latin vitreus, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
chromovitrectomy (English): The use of stains to facilitate visualization of tissue during vitreoretinal surgery
Definitions
- The use of stains to facilitate visualization of tissue during vitreoretinal surgery
Ancestry of “chromovitrectomy”, step by step
chromovitrectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vitrectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vitrectomy | The surgical removal of some or all of the... |
| 2 | English | vitreous | Of or resembling glass; glassy; Of or relating to... |
| 3 | Middle French | vitreux | — |
| 4 | Latin | vitreus | glassy, translucent; vitreous |
| 5 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English chromo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chromo | A color print produced by chromolithography; A... |
| 2 | English | chromolithograph | A print made by chromolithography; To create a... |
| 3 | English | lithograph | A printed image produced by lithography; To... |
| 4 | English | lithography | The process of printing an image by drawing the... |
| 5 | German | Lithographie | Alternative spelling of Lithografie |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφειν | present active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to... |