Where does “transversostomy” come from?
transversostomy (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen, from French oxygène — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
transversostomy (English): An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the transverse colon through the abdominal wall
Definitions
- An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the transverse colon through the abdominal wall
Ancestry of “transversostomy”, step by step
transversostomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English transverse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transverse | Situated or lying across; side to side, relative... |
| 2 | English | -verse | Forming compound nouns denoting the whole range... |
| 3 | English | Universe | Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself |
| 4 | Middle English | universe | The universe; the stars |
| 5 | Old French | univers | the whole world; the whole Earth; universal;... |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversum | — |
| 7 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 8 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |