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Where does “anatomi” come from?

anatomi (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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...

anatomi (Norwegian Nynorsk): anatomy

Definitions

  1. anatomy

Ancestry of “anatomi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνατομία—
2Ancient Greekἀνατομήa cutting up, especially of an animal or person,...
3Ancient GreekἀνατέμνωI cut up; to cut up
4Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
5Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Words derived from “anatomi”

  • anatomisk
  • anatom
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