Where does “gonadectomy” come from?

gonadectomy (English) comes from English gonad, from New Latin gonas, from Ancient Greek γονή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

gonadectomy (English): The procedure to remove an ovary or testis

Definitions

  1. The procedure to remove an ovary or testis

Ancestry of “gonadectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgonadA sex organ that produces gametes; specifically,...
2New Latingonas—
3Ancient Greekγονήoffspring; that which engenders, seed; act of...
4Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →