Where does “ultracryotomy” come from?
ultracryotomy (English) comes from English ultra, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
ultracryotomy (English): The use of an ultramicrotome in the preparation...
Definitions
- The use of an ultramicrotome in the preparation...
Ancestry of “ultracryotomy”, step by step
ultracryotomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ultra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ultra | Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical;... |
| 2 | Latin | ultrā | beyond |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English cryotomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cryotomy | The use of a cryotome in the preparation of thin,... |
| 2 | English | -tomy | Cutting, incision, section |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |