Where does “ooforectomia” come from?

ooforectomia (Italian) comes from Italian ooforo, from Italian oo-, from Ancient Greek ᾠόν, from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ooforectomia (Italian): oophorectomy, ovariectomy

Definitions

  1. oophorectomy, ovariectomy

Ancestry of “ooforectomia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianooforooophorous
2Italianoo-oo
3Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
4Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyómEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón
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