Where does “ureterectomia” come from?

ureterectomia (Italian) comes from Italian -ectomia, from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή, from Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

ureterectomia (Italian): ureterectomy

Definitions

  1. ureterectomy

Ancestry of “ureterectomia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ectomia-ectomy
2Ancient Greekἐκτομήa cutting out; a segment
3Ancient Greekἐκτέμνωto cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone
4Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
5Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né-Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνωEvery word from Italian -ectomia
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