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Where does “-tomo” come from?

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

-tomo (Spanish): -tome

Definitions

  1. -tome

Ancestry of “-tomo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τόμον—
2Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Words derived from “-tomo”

  • dicótomo
  • tricótomo
  • neurótomo
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