Where does “gastrocolic” come from?
gastrocolic (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.
gastrocolic (English): Relating to the gastrointestinal tract and the...
Definitions
- Relating to the gastrointestinal tract and the...
Ancestry of “gastrocolic”, step by step
gastrocolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gastro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gastro | Gastroenteritis |
| 2 | English | gastroenteritis | Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the... |
| 3 | English | enteritis | Inflammation of the intestines, generally the... |
| 4 | English | enter | To go or come into an enclosed or partially... |
| 5 | Middle English | entren | To enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space |
| 6 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 7 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 8 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 9 | Latin | interus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English colic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colic | Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease... |
| 2 | French | colique | colic; diarrhoea |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κωλικός | suffering in the colon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |