Where does “clitoridectomia” come from?

clitoridectomia (Italian) comes from Italian clitoride, from Ancient Greek κλειτορίς, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

clitoridectomia (Italian): clitoridectomy

Definitions

clitoridectomy

Ancestry of “clitoridectomia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	clitoride	clitoris
2	Ancient Greek	κλειτορίς	clitoris
3	Ancient Greek	κλείω	shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
4	Proto-Hellenic	klāyyō	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	kleh₂uyeti	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	kleh₂u-	nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō →