Where does “anatom” come from?
anatom (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk anatomi, 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...
anatom (Norwegian Nynorsk): an anatomist
Ancestry of “anatom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | anatomi | anatomy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομία | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομή | a cutting up, especially of an animal or person,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέμνω | I cut up; to cut up |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |