Where does “hemiscrotum” come from?

hemiscrotum (English) comes from English scrotum, from Latin scrotum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

hemiscrotum (English): Either half of a normal scrotum; an abnormal...

Definitions

  1. Either half of a normal scrotum; an abnormal...

Ancestry of “hemiscrotum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrotumThe bag of skin and muscle that contains the...
2Latinscrotumscrotum
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Latin scrotum →