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Where does “antestomach” come from?

antestomach (English) comes from English stomach, from Middle English stomak, from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος, from Ancient Greek στόμα, from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥.

antestomach (English): A cavity that leads into the stomach, as in birds

Definitions

  1. A cavity that leads into the stomach, as in birds

Ancestry of “antestomach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstomachAn organ in animals that stores food in the...
2Middle EnglishstomakThe stomach or guts of a organism; One's belly;...
3Old Frenchestomacstomach
4Latinstomachusgullet, alimentary canal; stomach; taste or...
5Ancient Greekστόμαχοςthroat, gullet; stomach; bladder
6Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥—
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