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Where does “deferentectomia” come from?

deferentectomia (Italian) comes from Italian deferente, from Latin deferens, from Latin dēferō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

deferentectomia (Italian): vasectomy, deferentectomy

Definitions

  1. vasectomy, deferentectomy

Ancestry of “deferentectomia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandeferentedeferential; present participle of deferire
2Latindeferenscarrying, bearing away; diverting, driving off;...
3Latindēferō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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