Where does “tomium” come from?

tomium (English) comes from Ancient Greek τομός, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

tomium (English): The cutting edge of the bill of a bird

Definitions

  1. The cutting edge of the bill of a bird

Ancestry of “tomium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτομόςcutting, sharp
2Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from Ancient Greek τομός →