Etymology

unanatomical

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Today it means: Not anatomical. Full definition →

English anatomical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin anatomicus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  11. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  13. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  14. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  15. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  16. Latinanatomia
  17. Frenchanatomie
  18. Frenchanatomique
  19. Latinanatomicus
  20. Englishanatomic
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englishanatomical
  24. English todayunanatomical

From un- + anatomical.

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