Where does “metoidioplasty” come from?

metoidioplasty (English) comes from English meta-, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

metoidioplasty (English): A form of female-to-male sex reassignment surgery...

Definitions

  1. A form of female-to-male sex reassignment surgery...

Ancestry of “metoidioplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmeta-Behind; Later or subsequent; Situated between two...
2Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek μετά →