English
anatomo-
Anatomo- comes from Latin anatomia ‘anatomy’, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή ‘a cutting up, especially of an animal or…’, and ultimately from ἀνατέμνω ‘to cut open’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνατέμνωanatémnō‘to cut open’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνατομήanatomḗ‘a cutting up, especially of an animal or person, mutilation, dissection’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanatomia‘anatomy’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400anatomie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘anatomy’
- English1500–presentanatomy
- Englishearliest quotation 1989anatomo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνατέμνωanatémnō‘to cut open’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνατομήanatomḗ‘a cutting up, especially of an animal or person, mutilation, dissection’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanatomia‘anatomy’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400anatomie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘anatomy’
- English1500–presentanatomy
- Englishearliest quotation 1989anatomo-
Earliest quotation: 1989, Cumulated Index Medicus, Bethesda: “[The CT scanner and the temporomandibular joint. Anatomo-radiologic comparisons.…”
A compound of ᾰ̓νᾰ́ ‘[with genitive] (rare) on board’ + ἀνα- + τέμνω ‘to cut’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ‘on, onto’
Proto-Hellenic *aná ‘up, upon’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ ‘[with genitive] (rare) on board’
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-né-h₁-ti
Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
Linked words
through English anatomy
Today it means
prefix anatomy
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω / anatomo-