English
parathyroidectomize
Parathyroidectomize comes from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή ‘a cutting out’, from ἐκτέμνω ‘to cut down trees, fell, cut to shape’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temh₁-1‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥-né-h₁-ti1reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνω2témnō‘to cut’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐκτέμνω2ektémnō‘to cut down trees, fell, cut to shape’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐκτομή2ektomḗ‘a cutting out’
- English1500–presentparathyroidectomy2
- Englishtodayparathyroidectomize2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τέμνω
- 2 Wiktionary, English parathyroidectomize
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temh₁-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τέμνω‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥-né-h₁-tiWiktionary, Ancient Greek τέμνωreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνωWiktionary, English parathyroidectomizetémnō‘to cut’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐκτέμνωWiktionary, English parathyroidectomizeektémnō‘to cut down trees, fell, cut to shape’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐκτομήWiktionary, English parathyroidectomizeektomḗ‘a cutting out’
- English1500–presentparathyroidectomyWiktionary, English parathyroidectomize
- EnglishtodayparathyroidectomizeWiktionary, English parathyroidectomize
A compound of parathyroidectomy + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-né-h₁-ti
Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω ‘to cut down trees, fell, cut to shape’
Ancient Greek ἐκτομή ‘a cutting out’
English parathyroidectomy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
contempt, templar, tempestuous, 34 more
through Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
Today it means
verb To perform a parathyroidectomy upon.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “parathyroidectomize”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek τέμνω. 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.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- / parathyroidectomize