Where does “ἐντεροκήλη” come from?
ἐντεροκήλη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
ἐντεροκήλη (Ancient Greek): intestinal hernia, rupture
Definitions
- intestinal hernia, rupture
Ancestry of “ἐντεροκήλη”, step by step
ἐντεροκήλη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἔντερον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἔντερον | guts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via Ancient Greek κήλη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κήλη | tumour, swelling; hernia, rupture; hump on a... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂u-l-eh₂ | tumour |