Where does “planectomy” come from?
planectomy (English) comes from English planum, from Latin plānum, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
planectomy (English): The removal of the nasal planum the flat tip of the nose in cats and dogs
Definitions
- The removal of the nasal planum the flat tip of the nose in cats and dogs
Ancestry of “planectomy”, step by step
planectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English planum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | planum | any flat surface; a plain or plateau on a moon or... |
| 2 | Latin | plānum | a plain, level ground |
| 3 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |
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... |