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Where does “archenteron” come from?

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

archenteron (English): A primitive alimentary cavity

Definitions

  1. A primitive alimentary cavity

Ancestry of “archenteron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenteronThe gut, the whole intestine canal
2Ancient Greekἔντερονguts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
4Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “archenteron”

  • archenteric
  • airceintrean
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