Where does “anatomia” come from?
anatomia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνατομία, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή, from Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
anatomia (Latin): anatomy
Ancestry of “anatomia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομία | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομή | a cutting up, especially of an animal or person,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέμνω | I cut up; to cut up |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |
Words derived from “anatomia”