'aortorrhaphy' originates from New Latin/Greek, specifically from Greek 'aortē' meaning 'aorta' and Greek 'rhaphē' meaning 'suture.',"ja_etymology_info":"英語 'aortorrhaphy' は新ラテン語・ギリシャ語に由来し、ギリシャ語の 'aortē'（大動脈）と 'rhaphē'（縫合）が語源である。"

'aortorrhaphy' was formed in medical New Latin by combining the Greek roots 'aortē' + 'rhaphē' (via the New Latin form 'aortorrhaphia') and entered modern English usage as the technical term 'aortorrhaphy'.

Originally constructed to denote the act of suturing ('rhaphē') applied specifically to the 'aorta' ('aortē'), its meaning has remained the same: the surgical suturing of the aorta.