Where does “laminectomia” come from?

laminectomia (Italian) comes from Italian lamina, from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.

laminectomia (Italian): laminectomy

Definitions

  1. laminectomy

Ancestry of “laminectomia”, step by step

laminectomia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian lamina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlaminathin sheet or layer; lamina; lamina, blade;...
2Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
3Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina

via Spanish lámina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishláminalamina; blade; engraving
Every word from Latin laminam →Every word from Latin lāmina →Every word from Italian lamina →
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