Where does “lungectomy” come from?
lungectomy (English) comes from English lung, from Middle English lunge, from Old English lungen, from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
lungectomy (English): The removal of a lung
Definitions
- The removal of a lung
Ancestry of “lungectomy”, step by step
lungectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lung | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls... |
| 2 | Middle English | lunge | — |
| 3 | Old English | lungen | lung |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lunganjō | lung |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lungô | lung |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |
via English ectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectomy | Any operation involving surgical excision or... |
| 2 | English | -ectomy | Excision of; Surgical removal of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτομή | a cutting out; a segment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτέμνω | to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |