Where does “varicocelectomy” come from?
varicocelectomy (English) comes from English varicocele, from Latin vāricō, from Latin vāricus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
varicocelectomy (English): The ligature and excision of a varicocele
Definitions
- The ligature and excision of a varicocele
Ancestry of “varicocelectomy”, step by step
varicocelectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English varicocele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | varicocele | Varicose veins in the area of the scrotum |
| 2 | Latin | vāricō | to spread the legs apart; to straddle |
| 3 | Latin | vāricus | with feet spread apart, straddling |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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... |