아나토미(解剖學, ana+tomy = cut up)

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아나토미(解剖學, anatomy)

The word "anatomy" comes from the Greek words ana- meaning "up" and tome- meaning "a cutting". It literally means "to cut up".


Atomos is derived from the Greek words a- ("not") and temnō ("cut")


cut something up
= to cut something into piece

He cut up the meat on his plate

Cut the chicken breast up into small pieces.

How do you stop your eyes from watering when you're cutting up onions?
양파를 자를 때 눈에 눈물이 고이는 것을 어떻게 막을 수 있나요?

The children cut up lots of coloured paper and pictures from magazine to make a collage.

He took her credit card and cut it up into pieces because she had run up such a huge bill.

OK then - we'll cut the cake up into equal pieces. How many people want cake?

Step-by-step breakdown

The Greek verb anatomein means "to cut open" or "to dissect".

Anatomē is a Greek word that means "dissection".

Anatémnō is a Greek word that means "I cut up" or "I cut open".

Aná is a Greek word that means "up".

Témnō is a Greek word that means "I cut".