Where does “staphylorrhaphy” come from?

staphylorrhaphy (English) comes from English staphylo-, from Ancient Greek σταφυλή, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

staphylorrhaphy (English): The operation of uniting a cleft palate by paring...

Definitions

  1. The operation of uniting a cleft palate by paring...

Ancestry of “staphylorrhaphy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstaphylo-Pertaining to a microorganism cluster with a grape-like arrangement
2Ancient Greekσταφυλήbunch of grapes; uvula
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek σταφυλή
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