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Where does “hemispherectomy” come from?

hemispherectomy (English) comes from English hemisphere, from Latin hēmisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

hemispherectomy (English): Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain,...

Definitions

  1. Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain,...

Ancestry of “hemispherectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhemisphereHalf of the celestial sphere, as divided by...
2Latinhēmisphaerium—
3Ancient Greekἡμισφαίριονhemisphere
4Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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