Where does “vestibulotomy” come from?

vestibulotomy (English) comes from English vestibule, from French vestibule, from Latin vestibulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

vestibulotomy (English): incision into a vestibule

Definitions

  1. incision into a vestibule

Ancestry of “vestibulotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvestibuleA passage, hall or room, such as a lobby, between...
2Frenchvestibulehall, entrance hall; vestibule
3Latinvestibulumvestibule, forecourt, an enclosed area at the...
4Latin-bulum
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlomEvery word from Latin -bulumEvery word from Latin vestibulum