Where does “gastroenterectomy” come from?

gastroenterectomy (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.

gastroenterectomy (English): Removal of part of the intestines

Definitions

  1. Removal of part of the intestines

Ancestry of “gastroenterectomy”, step by step

gastroenterectomy 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 ectomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishectomyAny operation involving surgical excision or...
2English-ectomyExcision of; Surgical removal of
3Ancient Greekἐκτομήa cutting out; a segment
4Ancient Greekἐκτέμνωto cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone
5Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
6Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus