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Where does “enterocytic” come from?

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

enterocytic (English): Relating to or associated with enterocytes

Definitions

  1. Relating to or associated with enterocytes

Ancestry of “enterocytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenterocyteA cell found in the lining of the intestines and...
2Englishentero-relating to the intestines; relating specifically...
3Ancient Greekἔντερονguts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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