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Where does “-tomo” come from?

-tomo (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek τόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

-tomo (Italian): -tome

Definitions

  1. -tome

Ancestry of “-tomo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόμοςslice, piece; piece of land; frustum
2Ancient Greek-ός—
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “-tomo”

  • craniotomo
  • flebotomo
  • laringotomo
  • osteotomo
  • ultramicrotomo
  • microtomo
  • dermatomo
  • ciclotomo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →