Where does “hysteroannessiectomy” come from?
hysteroannessiectomy (English) comes from English annessiectomy, from Italian annessiectomia, from Italian -ectomia, from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή, from Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
hysteroannessiectomy (English): A combined hysterectomy and annessiectomy
Definitions
- A combined hysterectomy and annessiectomy
Ancestry of “hysteroannessiectomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | annessiectomy | The removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes |
| 2 | Italian | annessiectomia | ovariosalpingectomy |
| 3 | Italian | -ectomia | -ectomy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτομή | a cutting out; a segment |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτέμνω | to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |