Where does “vestibulectomy” come from?
vestibulectomy (English) comes from English ectomy, from English -ectomy, from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή, from Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
vestibulectomy (English): Removal of a vestibule
Definitions
- Removal of a vestibule
Ancestry of “vestibulectomy”, step by step
vestibulectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via English vestibule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vestibule | A passage, hall or room, such as a lobby, between... |
| 2 | French | vestibule | hall, entrance hall; vestibule |
| 3 | Latin | vestibulum | vestibule, forecourt, an enclosed area at the... |
| 4 | Latin | -bulum | |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |