Etymology

-tome

Today it means: An instrument for cutting. Full definition →

Ancient Greek -τομον
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-tome · suffix1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-τομον“that cuts”
  2. English today-tome

From Ancient Greek -τομον (-tomon, “that cuts”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

-tome · suffix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτομή
  2. English today-tome

From Ancient Greek τομή (tomḗ), τόμος (tómos, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

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