Etymograph

English

tomium

Tomium comes from New Latin tomium, from Ancient Greek τομός ‘sharp’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temh₁-‘to cut’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥-né-h₁-tireconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνω‘to cut’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτομόςtomós‘sharp’
  5. New Latinc. 1500–1900tomium
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temh₁-‘to cut’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥-né-h₁-tireconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνω‘to cut’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτομόςtomós‘sharp’
  5. New Latinc. 1500–1900tomium
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’

contempt, templar, tempestuous, 34 more

through Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’

atom, epitome, tome, dichotomous, toma, 30 more

Today it means

noun The cutting edge of the bill of a bird.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- / tomium

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