Where does “pallidotomy” come from?

pallidotomy (English) comes from English pallido-, from Latin pallidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

pallidotomy (English): A neurosurgical procedure whereby a tiny...

Definitions

  1. A neurosurgical procedure whereby a tiny...

Ancestry of “pallidotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpallido-Relating to the globus pallidus
2Latinpalliduspale, pallid, wan; that makes or causes a pale...
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin pallidus →