English
parathyroidectomy
Parathyroidectomy 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’
- Englishtodayparathyroidectomy
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’
- Englishtodayparathyroidectomy
A compound of parathyroid + -ectomy
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
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Ancient Greek εἶδος
Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής ‘Shield-shaped’
New Latin thyreoīdēs
English thyroid
English parathyroid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
contempt, templar, tempestuous, 34 more
through Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
Today it means
noun The procedure to remove one or more of the parathyroid glands
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- / parathyroidectomy