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
gastroretentive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retentive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |
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 |