Where does “fundoplication” come from?

Fundoplication derives from English fundus, from Latin fundus meaning bottom or base, from Proto-Indo-European roots ultimately connected to dʰewh₂- relating to depth or hollow spaces.

fundoplication (English): An operation in which the gastric fundus of the...

Definitions

  1. An operation in which the gastric fundus of the...

Ancestry of “fundoplication”, step by step

fundoplication traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fundus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfundusthe large, hollow part of an organ farthest from...
2Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English plication

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplicationAn act of folding; A fold or pleat; A surgical...
2Middle Frenchplicacion—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →
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