Where does “splenectomy” come from?

Splenectomy comes from English -ectomy, from Ancient Greek -εκτομία (surgical removal), from Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (to cut out), from Ancient Greek τέμνω (to cut), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs.

splenectomy (English): The surgical removal of the spleen

Definitions

  1. The surgical removal of the spleen

Ancestry of “splenectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπλήνmilt, spleen
2Ancient Greekσπληχ-—

Words derived from “splenectomy”

Every word from Ancient Greek σπληχ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπλήν →