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Where does “ipofisectomia” come from?

ipofisectomia (Italian) comes from Italian ipofisi, from Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ipofisectomia (Italian): hypophysectomy

Definitions

  1. hypophysectomy

Ancestry of “ipofisectomia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianipofisihypophysis
2Ancient Greekὑπόφυσις—
3Ancient Greekφύσιςorigin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
4Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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