Where does “hippocampectomy” come from?
hippocampectomy (English) comes from English hippocampus, from Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος, from Ancient Greek κάμπος, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
hippocampectomy (English): excision of the hippocampus, typically as part of a lobectomy
Definitions
- excision of the hippocampus, typically as part of a lobectomy
Ancestry of “hippocampectomy”, step by step
hippocampectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hippocampus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hippocampus | A mythological creature with the front head and... |
| 2 | Late Latin | hippocampus | a seahorse |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἱππόκαμπος | monster with the body of a horse and the tail of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάμπος | sea monster; plain |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via English ectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectomy | Any operation involving surgical excision or... |
| 2 | English | -ectomy | Excision of; Surgical removal of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτομή | a cutting out; a segment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτέμνω | to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |