Where does “laryngotome” come from?

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

laryngotome (English): An instrument for performing laryngotomy

Definitions

  1. An instrument for performing laryngotomy

Ancestry of “laryngotome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tomeAn instrument for cutting; A section or segment
2Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Words derived from “laryngotome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from English -tome →