Where does “laringotom” come from?

laringotom (Romanian) comes from English laryngotome, from English -tome, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

laringotom (Romanian): laryngotome

Definitions

  1. laryngotome

Ancestry of “laringotom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaryngotomeAn instrument for performing laryngotomy
2English-tomeAn instrument for cutting; A section or segment
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né-Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνωEvery word from English -tome