-tome

See also: tome, tomé, and Tomé

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek -τομον (-tomon, “that cuts”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”)

Suffix

-tome

1. An instrument for cutting.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek τομή (tomḗ, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”)

Suffix

-tome

1. A section or segment.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -tome

Related terms

• -tomy

Anagrams

• Mote, mote