Where does “tracheostomy” come from?
Tracheostomy comes from English -stomy, a combining form meaning surgical opening, from Greek -stomia, from stoma meaning mouth or opening.
tracheostomy (English): A surgical procedure in which an incision is made...
Definitions
- A surgical procedure in which an incision is made...
Ancestry of “tracheostomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tracheo- | Relating to the trachea |
| 2 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 3 | Latin | ‐o‐ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ό- | — |
Words derived from “tracheostomy”