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Where does “μεσεντέρῐον” come from?

μεσεντέρῐον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μέσος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “μεσεντέρῐον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέσοςmiddle of, between, amidst; half; of middle...
2Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
3Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “μεσεντέρῐον”

  • mesenteric
  • mesentery
  • antimesenteric
  • omphalomesenteric
  • mesenteritis
  • aortomesenteric
  • intermesenteric
  • mesentericoportal
  • supramesenteric
  • mesenterium
  • inframesenteric
  • mesenterium
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