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Where does “vasectomee” come from?

vasectomee (English) comes from English vasectomy, from English vas, from Latin vās, from Proto-Italic woss, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vasectomee (English): One who has undergone a vasectomy

Definitions

  1. One who has undergone a vasectomy

Ancestry of “vasectomee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvasectomyThe surgical incision of all or part of the vas...
2EnglishvasA vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid,...
3Latinvās—
4Proto-Italicwoss—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →