'anatomy' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'anatomia', which came from Greek 'anatomē', where 'ana-' meant 'up' and 'temnein' meant 'to cut'.

'anatomia' in Latin was borrowed from Greek 'anatomē', and eventually became the modern English word 'anatomy' through Old French 'anatomie'.

Initially, it meant 'dissection' or 'cutting up', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the study of the structure of living things'.