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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔντερον →