The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromτομός“sharp”
- New Latin · derived fromtomium
- English todaytomium
From New Latin tomium, from Ancient Greek τομός (tomós, “sharp”) + -ium. See -tome.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The cutting edge of the bill of a bird. Full definition →
From New Latin tomium, from Ancient Greek τομός (tomós, “sharp”) + -ium. See -tome.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.