English
tomos
Tomos comes from Ancient Greek τόμος ‘section, roll of papyrus, volume’, from τέμνω ‘to cut, separate’, 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, separate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτόμοςtómos‘section, roll of papyrus, volume’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018tomos
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, separate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτόμοςtómos‘section, roll of papyrus, volume’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018tomos
Earliest quotation: 2018: “According to the Patriarch, once UOC is granted the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
contempt, templar, tempestuous, 34 more
through Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut, separate’
atom, epitome, dichotomous, 30 more
through Ancient Greek τόμος ‘section, roll of papyrus, volume’
Today it means
noun An ecclesiastical document, usually promulgated by a synod which communicates or announces important information.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- / tomos