Etymology

anatomo-

Today it means: anatomy Full definition →

English anatomy ← Middle English anatomie ← Old French anatomie
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  4. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  6. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  7. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  9. Latinanatomia
  10. Old Frenchanatomie
  11. Middle Englishanatomie
  12. Englishanatomy
  13. English todayanatomo-

From anatomy + -o-.

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