Where does “tumorectomy” come from?
tumorectomy (English) comes from English tumor, from Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
tumorectomy (English): the surgical removal of a tumor, along with the...
Definitions
- the surgical removal of a tumor, along with the...
Ancestry of “tumorectomy”, step by step
tumorectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tumor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tumor | An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis... |
| 2 | Middle English | tumour | tumour; The growth of tumours or boils |
| 3 | Old French | tumour | tumor |
| 4 | Latin | tumor | The state of being swollen; A swelling, tumor;... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English ectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectomy | Any operation involving surgical excision or... |
| 2 | English | -ectomy | Excision of; Surgical removal of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτομή | a cutting out; a segment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτέμνω | to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |