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Where does “craniotome” come from?

craniotome (English) comes from English Tomé, from Middle French tome, from Latin tomus, from Ancient Greek τόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

craniotome (English): A surgical instrument used in craniotomy to...

Definitions

  1. A surgical instrument used in craniotomy to...

Ancestry of “craniotome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTomé—
2Middle Frenchtome—
3Latintomusa section of a larger work; a volume
4Ancient Greekτόμοςslice, piece; piece of land; frustum
5Ancient Greek-ός—
6Proto-Hellenic*-os—
7Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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