Where does “gastroenteritis” come from?
Gastroenteritis comes from Ancient Greek γαστήρ and ἔντερον combined with the English medical suffix -itis, denoting inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
gastroenteritis (English): Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the...
Definitions
- Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the...
Ancestry of “gastroenteritis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enteritis | Inflammation of the intestines, generally the... |
| 2 | English | enter | To go or come into an enclosed or partially... |
| 3 | Middle English | entren | To enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space |
| 4 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 6 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 7 | Latin | interus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “gastroenteritis”
- gastro
- gastroduodenal
- gastroparesis
- gastrojejunostomy
- gastroepiploic
- gastroscopy
- gastropathy
- gastrocolic
- gastroscope
- gastroenteric
- gastrosplenic
- gastroenterological
- gastrojejunal
- gastrohepatic
- gastropexy
- gastrodynia
- gastroprotective
- electrogastrography
- gastrodermis
- gastroomental
- gastrodermal
- gastropancreatic
- gastrophrenic
- gastrolith