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

  1. Suture of a prolapsed vagina to the abdominal...

Ancestry of “colpopexy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-pexyFixing (in place), fastening
2Ancient Greekπῆξιςfixing, putting together; solidity, fixity
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “colpopexy”

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