Where does “gastro” come from?
Gastro comes from English gastroenteritis, itself from English enteritis and English -itis, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔντερον meaning intestine, with disputed further etymology.
gastro (English): Gastroenteritis
Ancestry of “gastro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gastroenteritis | Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the... |
| 2 | English | enteritis | Inflammation of the intestines, generally the... |
| 3 | English | enter | To go or come into an enclosed or partially... |
| 4 | Middle English | entren | — |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | — |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |