Etymology

leukotomy

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

  1. Englishleuko-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  4. English todayleukotomy

From leuko- + -tomy.

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