Where does “postappendectomy” come from?

postappendectomy (English) comes from English appendectomy, from English appendix, from Latin appendix, from Latin appendo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

postappendectomy (English): After an appendectomy

Definitions

  1. After an appendectomy

Ancestry of “postappendectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappendectomyThe surgical procedure for the removal of the...
2EnglishappendixSomething attached to something else; an...
3Latinappendixsupplement, addition; appendage; barberry
4LatinappendoI hang or suspend; I weigh out
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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