Where does “herniology” come from?

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

herniology (English): The surgical study of hernias

Definitions

  1. The surgical study of hernias

Ancestry of “herniology”, 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 →