Where does “scalenotomy” come from?

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

scalenotomy (English): The severing of a scalene muscle

Definitions

  1. The severing of a scalene muscle

Ancestry of “scalenotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-otomyAlternative form of -tomy
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 →