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vasectomia.

vasectomy (surgical sterilisation of a man)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/va.zek.toˈmi.ɐ/Brazil/va.ze.ki.toˈmi.ɐ/Brazil/vɐ.zɛk.tuˈmi.ɐ/Portugal/vɐ.zɛk.tuˈmi.ɐ/Portugal
  1. vasectomy (surgical sterilisation of a man)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin vāsum Old Galician-Portuguese vaso Portuguese vaso 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. Portuguese -ectomia Portuguese vasectomia From vaso + -ectomia.

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