Where does “dermolipectomy” come from?

dermolipectomy (English) comes from English lipectomy, from English lip, from German lippe, from Yiddish ליפּ, from Middle High German lippe, from Old High German *lippa, from Proto-Germanic *lippjō.

dermolipectomy (English): The removal of fat from beneath the skin

Definitions

  1. The removal of fat from beneath the skin

Ancestry of “dermolipectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlipectomyThe surgical removal of fat from the body
2EnglishlipEither of the two fleshy protrusions around the...
3Germanlippelip
4Yiddishליפּlip
5Middle High Germanlippe—
6Old High German*lippa—
7Proto-Germanic*lippjō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lippjō →
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