Etymograph

English

glansectomy

From glans + -ectomy.

Formed from glans + -ectomy

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- ‘acorn’

Proto-Italic *glānts

Latin glāns ‘acorn’

English glans

Today it means

noun The surgical removal of part or all of the glans penis.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / glansectomy