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Where does “ἔντερον” come from?

ἔντερον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

ἔντερον (Ancient Greek): guts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...

Definitions

  1. guts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...

Ancestry of “ἔντερον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
2Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “ἔντερον”

  • parenteral
  • mesenteric
  • enteric
  • enteral
  • mesentery
  • enterocolitis
  • enteropathy
  • enterotoxin
  • parenterally
  • enterohepatic
  • enterocyte
  • enterovirus
  • enteroscopy
  • enterohemorrhagic
  • enteropathogenic
  • enteroviral
  • enterococcal
  • enterocele
  • enterally
  • enteroendocrine
  • enterotomy
  • enterococcus
  • antimesenteric
  • enterochromaffin
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