Where does “ovariectomie” come from?
ovariectomie (Romanian) comes from French ovariectomie, from French ovaire, from Latin ovarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
ovariectomie (Romanian): oophorectomy
Definitions
- oophorectomy
Ancestry of “ovariectomie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ovariectomie | ovariectomy |
| 2 | French | ovaire | ovary |
| 3 | Latin | ovarium | ovary |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |