Where does “antiperistaltic” come from?
antiperistaltic (English) comes from English peristaltic, from English -ic, from English image, from French image, from Portuguese imagem, from Spanish imagen, from Italian immagine, from Latin imāginem — in.
antiperistaltic (English): Of or relating to antiperistalsis; That blocks or...
Definitions
- Of or relating to antiperistalsis; That blocks or...
Ancestry of “antiperistaltic”, step by step
antiperistaltic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peristaltic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peristaltic | of or pertaining to peristalsis |
| 2 | English | -ic | Used to form adjectives from nouns with the... |
| 3 | English | image | An optical or other representation of a real... |
| 4 | French | image | picture, image; frame; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Portuguese | imagem | image; picture; figure; image; image; face |
| 6 | Spanish | imagen | image |
| 7 | Italian | immagine | image; imago |
| 8 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 9 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via French antipéristaltique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antipéristaltique | antiperistaltic |
| 2 | French | péristaltique | peristaltic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περισταλτικός | clasping and compressing; the peristaltic action of the bowels, by which their contents are propelled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περιστέλλω | I dress, I clothe, I wrap up |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 6 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |