English
tomomania
Tomomania comes from Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘I cut’, and goes back to 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‘I cut’
- Englishearliest quotation 1929tomomania
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‘I cut’
- Englishearliest quotation 1929tomomania
Earliest quotation: 1929, Plain Talk: “And we must not leave out tomomania, that delightful…”
Formed from -mania
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
contempt, templar, tempestuous, 34 more
through Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘I cut’
Today it means
noun A morbid addiction to performing or undergoing surgery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- / tomomania