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Where does “sialolithectomy” come from?

sialolithectomy (English) comes from English sialolith, from English lith, from Middle English liþ, from Old English liþ, from Proto-West Germanic liþu, from Proto-Germanic liþuz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

sialolithectomy (English): Lithectomy for a sialolith; Excision of a...

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  1. Lithectomy for a sialolith; Excision of a...

Ancestry of “sialolithectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsialolithTechnically, a calculus in the salivary ducts...
2EnglishlithA limb; any member of the body; A joint; a...
3Middle EnglishliþAlternative form of lyth
4Old Englishliþlimb, member
5Proto-West Germanicliþubend, joint; limb
6Proto-Germanicliþuza bend, joint; a body part, limb, member
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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