AboutTed Nesbitt Expertise I have an interest in the meanings of words and phrases, as well as how and when they became part of the English language. I enjoy
researching idioms, colloquialisms, dialects, and obscurities of
all kinds. I prefer short questions on a particular subject, and
I will not accept lengthy research projects or term papers. NOTE: ALLEXPERTS CLAIMS THAT I TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN AND FROM LATIN TO ENGLISH. I DO NOT. ALLEXPERTS REFUSES TO DELETE THE LATIN-TO-ENGLISH SERVICE -- ONE THAT I DO NOT PROVIDE.
TRUST ME ON THIS: ALLEXPERTS IS WRONG. I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LANGUAGE. LOOK FOR A LANGUAGE EXPERT INSTEAD. ETYMOLOGY AND TRANSLATING SERVICES ARE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. ALLEXPERTS SHOULD KNOW THAT. ALLEXPERTS DOES NOT KNOW THAT. I HAVE TRIED FOR MANY YEARS TO GET THEM TO CHANGE. THEY WILL NOT. SORRY, BUT I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN.
Experience I am the bibliographic instruction and reference librarian at a public
college. My master's thesis concerns William Faulkner's tragic novels. I formerly taught advanced placement English at two schools in the Philadelphia area.
I have been a member of the grammar and writing section of Allexperts
for more than a year.
Education/Credentials Masters degrees in English, philosophy, and library science.
Question The derivation of "hysterectomized" is my question?
I teach medical terminology and English as a Second Language.
There are many references on Google to this word but I got lost.
thank you for being there. and for your skill and knowledge
with words. Sarah
Answer Dear Sarah:
The verb "hysterectomized" is from the noun "hysterectomy." The derivations are from the Greek words "hyster," meaning "of the uterus," and "ectomy," meaning "excision or removal of."
The older of the two words is the noun, hysterectomy, first introduced into WRITTEN English in the year 1886. The verb form, hysterectomize, was first written in English in the year 1922.
The most authoritative source for etymology is "The Oxford English Dictionary," a multi-volume work that gives the first WRITTEN usage of words and phrases in the English language. [Most words were used ORALLY before they were ever written down, so the dates of these words for spoken English is most likely earlier.]
I am pasting in below the complete references for both the noun and the verb. I hope this help you.
Ted Nesbitt
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HYSTERECTOMY -- the noun
1886 in Syd. Soc. Lex. 1889 J. M. DUNCAN Lect. Dis. Wom. xiii. (ed. 4) 94 The operation of hysterectomy. 1894 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 26 May 1120/3 Now hysterectomy is an accepted operation, the mortality following its performance is small.
HYSTERECTOMIZE -- the verb
NOTE: "hysterectomized" is the past participle of the verb
trans. To perform a hysterectomy on. Usu. in pass. or as hyste rectomized ppl. a.
1922 Mem. Univ. Calif. VI. 91 The typical effect of cervical stimulation in causing the delay of ovulation was also secured in these hysterectomized animals. 1926 Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. LXXVI. 234 Twelve rats were hysterectomized when from 108 to 126 days old and the results noted by daily examination of the vaginal smears. 1961 Jrnl. Reproduction & Fertility II. 345 In all, thirty-five guinea-pigs were hysterectomized. 1989 Internat. Jrnl. Gynaecol. & Obstetr. XXIX. 233/1 During follow-up, 10% of the hysterectomized patients needed chemotherapy in comparison with 33.4% of the non-hysterectomized patients.
