Where does “tomo-” come from?

tomo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek τόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

tomo- (English): sections; cutting

Definitions

  1. sections; cutting

Ancestry of “tomo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόμοςslice, piece; piece of land; frustum
2Ancient Greek-όςForms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root
3Proto-Hellenic*-os
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “tomo-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Ancient Greek -όςEvery word from Ancient Greek τόμος
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