Where does “mediastinotomy” come from?
mediastinotomy (English) comes from English mediastinum, from New Latin mediastinum, from Medieval Latin mediastinus, from Latin mediastinus — a common servant.
mediastinotomy (English): incision of the mediastinum
Definitions
- incision of the mediastinum
Ancestry of “mediastinotomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mediastinum | The region in mammals between the pleural sacs,... |
| 2 | New Latin | mediastinum | what's in between |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | mediastinus | middling; middle; a common servant |
| 4 | Latin | mediastinus | a common servant |