Etymology

bulbectomy

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Today it means: Removal of the olfactory bulb. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks
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  1. Ancient Greekβολβός (bolbós)
  2. Latinbulbus
  3. Englishbulb
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  6. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  7. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  8. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  10. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  11. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  12. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  13. English todaybulbectomy

From bulb + -ectomy.

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