tomo-

prefix

sections; cutting

OriginAncient Greek τόμος ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. sections; cutting

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-“to cut”
  2. Ancient Greekτόμος“section, slice”
  3. Englishtomo-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “section, slice”), from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- (“to cut”).

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Translations

Finnish tomo-
  • tomo-sections; cutting
Italian tomo-
  • tomo-sections; cutting
Cite this entry
APA

tomo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomo-

MLA

“tomo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomo-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tomo-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomo-.

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