Etymology

goniotomy

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Today it means: incision into the eye in order to correct glaucoma Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English gonio-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gónu
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gonwía
  4. Ancient Greekγωνίᾱ (gōníā)
  5. Englishgonio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  7. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  8. English todaygoniotomy

From gonio- + -tomy.

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