Where does “microanatomy” come from?
microanatomy (English) comes from English anatomy, from Latin anatomia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομία, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή, from Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
microanatomy (English): anatomy of microscopic structures; histology
Definitions
- anatomy of microscopic structures; histology
Ancestry of “microanatomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anatomy | The art of studying the different parts of any... |
| 2 | Latin | anatomia | anatomy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομή | a cutting up, especially of an animal or person,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέμνω | I cut up; to cut up |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |