Where does “self-enucleation” come from?
self-enucleation (English) comes from English enucleation, from English enucleate, from New Latin enucleatus, from Latin ēnucleō, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
self-enucleation (English): The self-inflicted removal of one or both of one's own eyes
Definitions
- The self-inflicted removal of one or both of one's own eyes
Ancestry of “self-enucleation”, step by step
self-enucleation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enucleation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enucleation | The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors |
| 2 | English | enucleate | To remove the nucleus from; To remove without... |
| 3 | New Latin | enucleatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | ēnucleō | to take out the kernel, stone, etc. from (a fruit, grape) |
| 5 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 6 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 7 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |