Where does “microtenotomy” come from?

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

microtenotomy (English): Very small-scale tenotomy

Definitions

  1. Very small-scale tenotomy

Ancestry of “microtenotomy”, step by step

microtenotomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tenotomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtenotomyThe surgical procedure of cutting, or making an...
2English-tomyCutting, incision, section
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from English -tomy →