Where does “gastrostomy” come from?
Gastrostomy comes from Ancient Greek gastḗr meaning stomach, combined with the suffix -stomy from Ancient Greek gráō meaning to scratch or scrape, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gras-.
gastrostomy (English): The surgical procedure for making an opening in...
Definitions
- The surgical procedure for making an opening in...
Ancestry of “gastrostomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gastro- | of or relating to the stomach; of or relating to... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γαστήρ | belly; womb; stomach, appetite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “gastrostomy”