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Where does “rumenotomy” come from?

rumenotomy (English) comes from English rumen, from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

rumenotomy (English): surgical incision into the rumen, or first...

Definitions

  1. surgical incision into the rumen, or first...

Ancestry of “rumenotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrumenThe first compartment of the stomach of a cow or...
2Latinrumenthroat, gullet
3Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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