Where does “phimosiectomy” come from?
phimosiectomy (English) comes from English ectomy, from English -ectomy, from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή, from Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
phimosiectomy (English): The excision of the foreskin in order to correct phimosis
Definitions
- The excision of the foreskin in order to correct phimosis
Ancestry of “phimosiectomy”, step by step
phimosiectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectomy | Any operation involving surgical excision or... |
| 2 | English | -ectomy | Excision of; Surgical removal of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτομή | a cutting out; a segment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτέμνω | to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |
via English phimosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phimosis | A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φίμωσις | muzzling, silencing of death; phimosis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |