Where does “craniectomia” come from?

craniectomia (Italian) comes from Italian -ectomia, from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή, from Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

craniectomia (Italian): craniectomy

Definitions

craniectomy

Ancestry of “craniectomia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	-ectomia	-ectomy
2	Ancient Greek	ἐκτομή	a cutting out; a segment
3	Ancient Greek	ἐκτέμνω	to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone
4	Ancient Greek	τέμνω	I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
5	Proto-Indo-European	-né-	Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from Italian -ectomia →