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macroanatomy
Macroanatomy comes from Middle English anatomie ‘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
- Englishtodaymacroanatomy
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
- Englishtodaymacroanatomy
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 *meh₂ḱ- ‘to raise, increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μᾰκρός ‘long’
Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
Linked words
through English anatomy
Today it means
noun Synonym of gross anatomy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω / macroanatomy