Where does “uncinectomy” come from?
uncinectomy (English) comes from English uncinate, from Latin uncīnātus, from Latin uncīnus, from Latin uncus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
uncinectomy (English): excision of the uncinate process of the nose
Definitions
- excision of the uncinate process of the nose
Ancestry of “uncinectomy”, step by step
uncinectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncinate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncinate | Hooked at the end; Hooked in form; possessing a... |
| 2 | Latin | uncīnātus | bearing hooks, barbed |
| 3 | Latin | uncīnus | hook, barb |
| 4 | Latin | uncus | hook, barb; a hook used to drag criminals by the... |
| 5 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
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... |