Where does “tonsillotomy” come from?
tonsillotomy (English) comes from English tonsil, from Latin tonsillae, from Proto-Italic *tonslilā, from Proto-Italic tonslis, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tonsillotomy (English): The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an...
Definitions
- The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an...
Ancestry of “tonsillotomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tonsil | Either of a pair of small masses of lymphoid... |
| 2 | Latin | tonsillae | tonsils |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *tonslilā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tonslis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |