Where does “cryodissect” come from?

cryodissect (English) comes from English dissect, from Latin dissectus, from Latin dissecāre, from Latin secāre, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

cryodissect (English): To dissect at low temperatures

Definitions

  1. To dissect at low temperatures

Ancestry of “cryodissect”, step by step

cryodissect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dissect

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdissectTo study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart;...
2Latindissectusdissected
3Latindissecāre—
4Latinsecāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English cryo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcryocryoprecipitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secāre →Every word from Latin dissecāre →