Where does “gastroretentive” come from?
gastroretentive (English) comes from English retentive, from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus, from Latin retineō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
gastroretentive (English): Facilitating retention in the gastrointestinal...
Definitions
- Facilitating retention in the gastrointestinal...
Ancestry of “gastroretentive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retentive | Having power to retain; anal-retentive; That... |
| 2 | Middle French | rétentif | — |
| 3 | Old French | retentif | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | retentivus | — |
| 5 | Latin | retentus | restrained, delayed; repressed; held |
| 6 | Latin | retineō | — |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |