Etymograph

English

goniotomy

Goniotomy comes from Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’, from Proto-Hellenic *gónu ‘knee’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónu1‘knee’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gónu1‘knee’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gonwía1reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγωνίᾱ1gōníā
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνω1témnō‘to cut’
  6. Englishtodaygoniotomy1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English goniotomy

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónuWiktionary, English goniotomy‘knee’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gónuWiktionary, English goniotomy‘knee’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gonwíaWiktionary, English goniotomyreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγωνίᾱWiktionary, English goniotomygōníā
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνωWiktionary, English goniotomytémnō‘to cut’
  6. EnglishtodaygoniotomyWiktionary, English goniotomy

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu ‘knee’

knit, kneel, 22 more

through Proto-Hellenic *gonwía

gon, 9 more

through Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’

atom, epitome, tome, toma, dichotomous, 30 more

Today it means

noun incision into the eye in order to correct glaucoma

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “goniotomy”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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