English
elytrotomy
Elytrotomy comes from English elytron ‘the protective wing of a beetle’.
- English1500–presentelytron‘the protective wing of a beetle’
- Englishtodayelytrotomy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentelytron‘the protective wing of a beetle’
- Englishtodayelytrotomy
Formed from -tomy
Every English word from English elytron
Today it means
noun The surgical division or removal of a winglike structure
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English elytron / elytrotomy