Etymology

uvulotome

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Today it means: The surgical instrument used in uvulotomy. Full definition →

English uvulo- ← Late Latin ūvula ← Latin ūva
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-
  2. Proto-Italic*oiwā
  3. Latinūva
  4. Late Latinūvula
  5. Englishuvula
  6. Englishuvulo-
  7. English todayuvulotome

From uvulo- + -tome.

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