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Where does “procto-” come from?

procto- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek πρωκτός, from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt-.

Ancestry of “procto-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—

Words derived from “procto-”

  • proctosigmoidoscopia
  • proctocolectomia
  • proctorragia
  • proctologia
  • proctoscopia
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