Where does “vasectomy” come from?

Vasectomy comes from English vas combined with the Greek-derived suffix -ectomy, from Latin vas meaning vessel, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs.

vasectomy (English): The surgical incision of all or part of the vas...

Definitions

  1. The surgical incision of all or part of the vas...

Ancestry of “vasectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvasA vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid,...
2Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
3Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vasectomy”

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