Where does “enterocolitic” come from?
enterocolitic (English) comes from English enterocolitis, from English colitis, from English cōl, from French cōl, from Old French cōl, from Latin collum, from Latin -is, from Latin -a.
enterocolitic (English): Of or pertaining to enterocolitis
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to enterocolitis
Ancestry of “enterocolitic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enterocolitis | inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small... |
| 2 | English | colitis | inflammation of the colon; Short for ulcerative... |
| 3 | English | cōl | — |
| 4 | French | cōl | — |
| 5 | Old French | cōl | — |
| 6 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 7 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |