Etymology

gonadectomy

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Today it means: A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai
  4. Ancient Greekγίγνομαι (gígnomai)
  5. Ancient Greekγονή (gonḗ)
  6. New Latingonadēs
  7. Englishgonad
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  10. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  11. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  12. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  14. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  15. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  16. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  17. English todaygonadectomy

From gonad + -ectomy.

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