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Where does “astragalectomie” come from?

astragalectomie (French) comes from French astragale, from Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

astragalectomie (French): astragalectomy, talectomy

Definitions

  1. astragalectomy, talectomy

Ancestry of “astragalectomie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchastragaletalus
2Latinastragalus—
3Ancient Greekἀστράγαλοςone of the vertebrae, especially of the neck; the...
4Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
5Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
6Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
7Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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