Where does “retroperitoneal” come from?

retroperitoneal (Catalan) comes from Catalan peritoneal, from Catalan peritoneu, from Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιος, from Ancient Greek περίτονος, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium — to push, to hit.

retroperitoneal (Catalan): retroperitoneal

Definitions

  1. retroperitoneal

Ancestry of “retroperitoneal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanperitonealperitoneal
2Catalanperitoneuperitoneum
3Latinperitonaeumperitoneum
4Ancient Greekπεριτόναιονmembrane which contains the lower viscera;...
5Ancient Greekπεριτόναιοςstretched or strained over, especially of the...
6Ancient Greekπερίτονοςcovered with something stretched over
7Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
8New Latinheliumhelium
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω