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Where does “pectopexy” come from?

pectopexy (English) comes from English -pexy, from Ancient Greek πῆξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

pectopexy (English): The repair of a prolapse that uses the...

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  1. The repair of a prolapse that uses the...

Ancestry of “pectopexy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-pexyfixing , fastening
2Ancient Greekπῆξιςfixing, putting together; solidity, fixity
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →