Where does “splenopexy” come from?
splenopexy (English) comes from English -pexy, from Ancient Greek πῆξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
splenopexy (English): fixation of the spleen
Ancestry of “splenopexy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -pexy | fixing , fastening |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πῆξις | fixing, putting together; solidity, fixity |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |