Where does “preputioplasty” come from?

preputioplasty (English) comes from English prepuce, from Middle English prepuce, from Old French prepuce, from Latin praepūtium — Prepuce, foreskin.

preputioplasty (English): A procedure to treat phimosis without removal of the foreskin

Definitions

  1. A procedure to treat phimosis without removal of the foreskin

Ancestry of “preputioplasty”, step by step

preputioplasty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prepuce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprepuceThe foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue...
2Middle Englishprepuce—
3Old Frenchprepuceforeskin
4LatinpraepūtiumPrepuce, foreskin

via English plasty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishplasty—
Every word from Latin praepūtium →Every word from Old French prepuce →Every word from Middle English prepuce →