Where does “coloenteritis” come from?
coloenteritis (English) comes from English enteritis, from English enter, from Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
coloenteritis (English): enterocolitis
Ancestry of “coloenteritis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enteritis | Inflammation of the intestines, generally the... |
| 2 | English | enter | To go or come into an enclosed or partially... |
| 3 | Middle English | entren | — |
| 4 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Latin | intrō | — |
| 6 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 7 | Latin | interus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |