English
parathyroidectomize
Parathyroidectomize comes from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή ‘a cutting out’, from ἐκτέμνω ‘to cut down trees, fell, cut to shape’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temh₁-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥-né-h₁-tireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνωtémnō‘to cut’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐκτέμνωektémnō‘to cut down trees, fell, cut to shape’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐκτομήektomḗ‘a cutting out’
- English1500–presentparathyroidectomy
- Englishtodayparathyroidectomize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temh₁-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥-né-h₁-tireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνωtémnō‘to cut’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐκτέμνωektémnō‘to cut down trees, fell, cut to shape’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐκτομήektomḗ‘a cutting out’
- English1500–presentparathyroidectomy
- Englishtodayparathyroidectomize
A compound of parathyroidectomy + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-né-h₁-ti
Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω ‘to cut down trees, fell, cut to shape’
Ancient Greek ἐκτομή ‘a cutting out’
English parathyroidectomy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
contempt, templar, tempestuous, 34 more
through Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
Today it means
verb To perform a parathyroidectomy upon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- / parathyroidectomize