Where does “colpopexy” come from?

colpopexy (English) comes from English -pexy, from Ancient Greek πῆξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

colpopexy (English): Suture of a prolapsed vagina to the abdominal...

Definitions

Suture of a prolapsed vagina to the abdominal...

Ancestry of “colpopexy”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	-pexy	Fixing (in place), fastening
2	Ancient Greek	πῆξις	fixing, putting together; solidity, fixity
3	Ancient Greek	-σῐς	"suffix forming nouns"
4	Ancient Greek	-τις	retained after dentals
5	Proto-Indo-European	-tis	Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “colpopexy”

sacrocolpopexy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from English -pexy →