Tom(e) [Tome, Tom]

Morpheme

Tom(e) [Tome, Tom]

Type

free base

Denotation

cut, piece, slice, section

Etymology

Greek tómos, from temnein

Evidence

adatom, anatomical, anatomy, appendectomy, arthrotome, atom, atomerg, atomi, atomic, atomical, atomically, atomism, atomist, atomistic, atomization, atomize, atomless, atomlike, atomology, atomus, blebectomy, cephalotome, chondrotome, craniotome, cryotome, diatom, diatomaceous, diatomite, dichotomy, dystomic, -ectomy, entomolite, entomology, entomophagous, epitomator, epitome, epitomist, epitomizer, hysterectomy, interatom, isotome, isotomic, jejunectomy, lipotomy, macroanatomy, mastectomy, metaatom, microanatomical, microtome, myotomy, phlebotomy, pseudoatom, spiroatom, subatom, subatomic, superatom, tome, tomes, tomogram, -tomy, vasectomy, venotomy, virgatotome

Notes

atom and atomus are doublets
anatomy and ottomy are doublets

See Also

Ottomy

Homographs

Tom, Tom