English
lipostomy
Lipostomy comes from Ancient Greek λείπω ‘to leave, leave behind’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leykʷ-‘to leave behind’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλείπωleípō‘to leave, leave behind’
- Englishtodaylipostomy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leykʷ-‘to leave behind’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλείπωleípō‘to leave, leave behind’
- Englishtodaylipostomy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave behind’
loan, lend, relic, delinquent, relinquish, delinquency, 11 more
through Ancient Greek λείπω ‘to leave, leave behind’
Today it means
noun Congenital absence or smallness of the mouth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- / lipostomy