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

  1. intestinal hernia, rupture

Ancestry of “ἐντεροκήλη”, step by step

ἐντεροκήλη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἔντερον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔντερονguts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
3Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via Ancient Greek κήλη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκήληtumour, swelling; hernia, rupture; hump on a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂u-l-eh₂tumour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔντερον
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