Where does “trabeculotomy” come from?
trabeculotomy (English) comes from English trabecula, from Latin trabēcula, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
trabeculotomy (English): incision into a trabecula
Definitions
- incision into a trabecula
Ancestry of “trabeculotomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trabecula | A small supporting beam; A small mineralized... |
| 2 | Latin | trabēcula | A small beam |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |