Where does “latomia” come from?

latomia (Italian) comes from Latin lautumia, from Ancient Greek λᾱτομία, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

latomia (Italian): A quarry once used as a prison

Definitions

  1. A quarry once used as a prison

Ancestry of “latomia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlautumiastone quarry, especially one used as a prison
2Ancient Greekλᾱτομίαquarry
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Words derived from “latomia”

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