Where does “enterally” come from?
enterally (English) comes from English enteral, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
enterally (English): By means of the intestine
Definitions
- By means of the intestine
Ancestry of “enterally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | enteral | Of, pertaining to, within, or by way of the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔντερον | guts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |