Where does “prostatectomia” come from?
prostatectomia (Italian) comes from Italian prostata, from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
prostatectomia (Italian): prostatectomy
Ancestry of “prostatectomia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | prostata | prostate |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | prostata | prostate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | προστάτης | one who stands before, protector, guardian; one... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |