Etymology of the English word encephalotomy
the English word encephalotomy
using the English suffix -tomy
using the English prefix encephalo-
derived from the New Latin prefix encephalo-
derived from the Greek word enkephalos, ἐγκέϕαλος (brain)
using the Greek prefix en-, ἐν-
derived from the Greek word hen, ἐν, ἦν (in; within; in; well; in; in)
derived from the Late Greek word kephale, κεφαλή (head; the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghebh-el-