Where does “glansectomy” come from?
glansectomy (English) comes from English glans, from French gland, from Old French glant, from Irish glanta, from Old Norse glenta, from Proto-Germanic glentaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlend- — to shine; sparkle; look.
glansectomy (English): The surgical removal of part or all of the glans penis
Definitions
- The surgical removal of part or all of the glans penis
Ancestry of “glansectomy”, step by step
glansectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glans | The vascular body which forms the apex of the... |
| 2 | French | gland | acorn; glans; tassel |
| 3 | Old French | glant | — |
| 4 | Irish | glanta | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | glenta | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glentaną | to slide; glide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰlend- | to shine; sparkle; look |
via English ectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectomy | Any operation involving surgical excision or... |
| 2 | English | -ectomy | Excision of; Surgical removal of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτομή | a cutting out; a segment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτέμνω | to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |