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Where does “περιτόναιος” come from?

περιτόναιος (Ancient Greek) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

περιτόναιος (Ancient Greek): stretched or strained over, especially of the...

Definitions

  1. stretched or strained over, especially of the...

Ancestry of “περιτόναιος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “περιτόναιος”

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