Where does “herniate” come from?

herniate (English) comes from English hernia, from English -tomy, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

herniate (English): Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to...

Definitions

  1. Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to...

Ancestry of “herniate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishherniaA disorder in which a part of the body protrudes...
2English-tomyCutting, incision, section
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from English -tomy →