Where does “colectomy” come from?
Colectomy comes from Ancient Greek -εκτομία (a suffix meaning surgical removal), derived from ἐκτέμνω (to cut out), from τέμνω (to cut), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs.
colectomy (English): The surgical procedure to remove all or part of...
Definitions
- The surgical procedure to remove all or part of...
Ancestry of “colectomy”, step by step
colectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cōl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cōl | A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks |
| 2 | French | cōl | collar |
| 3 | Old French | cōl | neck |
| 4 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 5 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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... |