The story
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπροτομή“severed head, bust”
- English todayprotome
From Ancient Greek προτομή (protomḗ, “severed head, bust”), from προ- (pro-, “front”) + τομή (tomḗ, “part cut off”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
protome
Today it means: A decorative element, on ancient artefacts, based on the head of an animal or bust of a person. Full definition →
Ancient Greek προτομή