Where does “orkidektomio” come from?

orkidektomio (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto orkido, from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

orkidektomio (Esperanto): orchidectomy

Definitions

  1. orchidectomy

Ancestry of “orkidektomio”, step by step

orkidektomio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto orkido

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoorkidoorchid; testicle
2Latinorchisorchid; kind of olive
3Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle

via Esperanto ektomio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoektomiosurgical removal, ablation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρχις →Every word from Latin orchis →