Where does “-tomía” come from?

-tomía (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek τομία, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

-tomía (Spanish): -tomy

Definitions

-tomy

Ancestry of “-tomía”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	τομία	cutting; cut
2	Ancient Greek	τέμνω	I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3	Proto-Indo-European	-né-	Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Words derived from “-tomía”

craneotomía
cordotomía
episiotomía
laparotomía
traqueotomía
fitotomía
autotomía
leucotomía
toracotomía

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