Where does “lithotome” come from?

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

lithotome (English): A mineral resembling a cut gem, formed that way...

Definitions

  1. A mineral resembling a cut gem, formed that way...

Ancestry of “lithotome”, 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 “lithotome”

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