Where does “gastrointestinal” come from?
Gastrointestinal comes from English gastro- combined with English intestinal, which derives from Latin intestīnālis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European en meaning within.
gastrointestinal (English): Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines,...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines,...
Ancestry of “gastrointestinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intestinal | Relating to the intestines; Internal |
| 2 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 3 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 4 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 5 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |