Where does “papillotomy” come from?
papillotomy (English) comes from English papilla, from Latin papilla, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
papillotomy (English): incision into a papilla
Ancestry of “papillotomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | papilla | A nipple-like anatomical structure |
| 2 | Latin | papilla | nipple, teat, breast, papilla |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |