Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ectomy

/-ˈɛktəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: -ec-to-my
IPA: /-ˈɛktəmi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

The surgical removal of.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy From Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐκτομή

Phrases

-stomy -tomy -plasty

Frequently Paired Words

-stomy -tomy -plasty

Synonyms

excision resection

Questions

How do you pronounce -ectomy?: The recorded pronunciation is /-ˈɛktəmi/.
What does -ectomy mean?: The surgical removal of.
Where does -ectomy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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