Where does “leukotomy” come from?

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

leukotomy (English): lobotomy

Definitions

  1. lobotomy

Ancestry of “leukotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tomyCutting, incision, section
2Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3Proto-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 →