Where does “tenotomist” come from?

tenotomist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

tenotomist (English): One who carries out a tenotomy

Definitions

  1. One who carries out a tenotomy

Ancestry of “tenotomist”, step by step

tenotomist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās

via English tenotomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtenotomyThe surgical procedure of cutting, or making an...
2English-tomyCutting, incision, section
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής