Etymology

thyroidectomize

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Today it means: To perform a thyroidectomy upon. Full definition →

English thyroidectomy ← Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  14. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  15. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  16. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  17. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  18. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  19. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  20. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  21. Englishthyroidectomy
  22. English todaythyroidectomize

From thyroidectomy + -ize.

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