Where does “adenectomia” come from?

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

adenectomia (Portuguese): adenectomy surgical removal of the adenoid glands

Definitions

  1. adenectomy surgical removal of the adenoid glands

Ancestry of “adenectomia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-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 τέμνω →Every word from Portuguese -ectomia →