Where does “necrotomist” come from?

necrotomist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

necrotomist (English): One who performs necrotomy

Definitions

  1. One who performs necrotomy

Ancestry of “necrotomist”, step by step

necrotomist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās

via English necrotomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnecrotomyThe dissection of a cadaver; The surgical removal...
2English-tomyCutting, incision, section
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής