Greek prefixes and suffixes. Latin Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes. Latin was the language spoken by the ancient Romans.
As the Romans conquered most of Europe, the Latin language spread throughout the region. Over time, the Latin spoken in different areas developed into separate languages, including Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Etymology of anatomically terms. Etymology. With particular thanks to Jack Lyons, MD Anatomy is the science of the morphology and structure of organisms.
The word is derived from the Greek ana-, up; and tome-, a cutting. As might be suspected from its etymology, anatomy depends heavily on dissection. Online Etymology Dictionary.