Where does “uvulatomy” come from?

uvulatomy (English) comes from English uvula, from Late Latin uvula, from Latin uva, from Proto-Italic *oiwā.

uvulatomy (English): The surgical removal of the uvula

Definitions

  1. The surgical removal of the uvula

Ancestry of “uvulatomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuvulaThe fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of...
2Late Latinuvulalittle grape; small grape
3Latinuvagrape; ablative singular of ūva
4Proto-Italic*oiwā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *oiwā →Every word from Latin uva →Every word from Late Latin uvula →
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