Where does “pyelolithotomy” come from?

pyelolithotomy (English) comes from English lithotomy, from English -tomy, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

pyelolithotomy (English): Removal of a kidney stone through an incision in...

Definitions

  1. Removal of a kidney stone through an incision in...

Ancestry of “pyelolithotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithotomyA surgical method for removal of calculi, such as...
2English-tomyCutting, incision, section
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from English -tomy →