Where does “gastroretention” come from?
gastroretention (English) comes from English retention, from Middle English retencioun, from Latin retentio, from Latin retentus, from Latin retineō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
gastroretention (English): The retention of a drug in the gastrointestinal tract
Definitions
- The retention of a drug in the gastrointestinal tract
Ancestry of “gastroretention”, step by step
gastroretention traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retention
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retention | The act of retaining or something retained; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | retencioun | — |
| 3 | Latin | retentio | a holding back; holding in; a withholding; a... |
| 4 | Latin | retentus | restrained, delayed; repressed; held |
| 5 | Latin | retineō | to keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |