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Where does “περιτόναιον” come from?

περιτόναιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek περιτόναιος, from Ancient Greek περίτονος, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

περιτόναιον (Ancient Greek): membrane which contains the lower viscera;...

Definitions

  1. membrane which contains the lower viscera;...

Ancestry of “περιτόναιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεριτόναιοςstretched or strained over, especially of the...
2Ancient Greekπερίτονοςcovered with something stretched over
3Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
4New Latinheliumhelium
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “περιτόναιον”

  • peritoneum
  • pneumoperitoneum
  • retroperitoneum
  • uroperitoneum
  • hydroperitoneum
  • pleuroperitoneum
  • hematoperitoneum
  • pseudopneumoperitoneum
  • pyoperitoneum
  • peritonaeum
  • peritonitis
  • peritoneo
  • retroperitoneal
  • peritoneal
  • péritoine
  • péritonite
  • peritonaeum
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