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
- astragalectomy, talectomy
Ancestry of “astragalectomie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | astragale | talus |
| 2 | Latin | astragalus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀστράγαλος | one of the vertebrae, especially of the neck; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀστέον | bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλάσις | breaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |