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
Definitions
- Gastroenteritis
Ancestry of “gastro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | To enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 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 |
Words derived from “gastro”
- gastroduodenal
- gastroparesis
- gastrojejunostomy
- gastroepiploic
- gastroscopy
- gastropathy
- gastrocolic
- gastroscope
- gastroenteric
- gastrosplenic
- gastroenterological
- gastrojejunal
- gastrohepatic
- gastropexy
- gastrodynia
- gastroprotective
- electrogastrography
- gastrodermis
- gastroomental
- gastrodermal
- gastropancreatic
- gastrophrenic
- gastrolith
- gastroporn