Tome comes from Latin tomus, which comes from Greek tomos, meaning "section" or "roll of papyrus." Tomos is from the Greek verb temnein, which means "to cut." In ancient times, some of the longest scrolls of papyrus occasionally were divided into sections.
What does the suffix Tome mean?
The combining form -tome is used like a suffix to mean “cutting instrument” as well as a “segment, somite.” A somite is a scientific term designating body segments in animals like worms or segments of a developing embryo. The form –tome is used in some scientific and medical terms, especially in anatomy and surgery.
How do you use tome in a sentence?
Tome sentence example
- The tome was far heavier than she expected, made of something much different than cardboard and paper. ...
- A French translation of the Chronicon is in tome xiii. ...
- While Dean hadn't read the tome , Cynthia had utilized it faithfully in her recent perpetration of meals. ...
- The best edition is that by C.
