Where does “gastrobot” come from?

gastrobot (English) comes from English gastro, from English gastroenteritis, from English enteritis, from English enter, from Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

gastrobot (English): A robot that powers itself by digesting food

Definitions

  1. A robot that powers itself by digesting food

Ancestry of “gastrobot”, step by step

gastrobot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gastro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgastroGastroenteritis
2EnglishgastroenteritisInflammation of the mucous membranes of the...
3EnglishenteritisInflammation of the intestines, generally the...
4EnglishenterTo go or come into an enclosed or partially...
5Middle EnglishentrenTo enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space
6Old Frenchentrerto enter
7Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
8Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
9Latininterus
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
11Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via English bot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbotThe larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of...
2EnglishbottomThe lowest part of anything; Character,...
3Middle EnglishbotmeThe lowest section of something; the bottom,...
4Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus