Where does “hydrodissect” come from?

hydrodissect (English) comes from English dissect, from Latin dissectus, from Latin dissecāre, from Latin secāre, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

hydrodissect (English): To perform hydrodissection

Definitions

  1. To perform hydrodissection

Ancestry of “hydrodissect”, step by step

hydrodissect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dissect

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdissectTo study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart;...
2Latindissectusdissected
3Latindissecāre—
4Latinsecāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English hydro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secāre →Every word from Latin dissecāre →