Where does “lobotomizar” come from?
lobotomizar (Galician) comes from Italian lobotomia, from Portuguese -tomia, from Portuguese -ia, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
lobotomizar (Galician): to lobotomize North America, to lobotomise UK, Australia
Definitions
- to lobotomize North America, to lobotomise UK, Australia
Ancestry of “lobotomizar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lobotomia | lobotomy |
| 2 | Portuguese | -tomia | tomy |
| 3 | Portuguese | -ia | -ness; -ity; -y; -hood; -y; -ia; -ship |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |