Where does “gastrotourist” come from?

gastrotourist (English) comes from English gastro, from English gastroenteritis, from English enteritis, from English enter, from Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

gastrotourist (English): A tourist who travels in order to try food

Definitions

  1. A tourist who travels in order to try food

Ancestry of “gastrotourist”, step by step

gastrotourist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gastro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgastroGastroenteritis
2EnglishgastroenteritisInflammation of the mucous membranes of the...
3EnglishenteritisInflammation of the intestines, generally the...
4EnglishenterTo go or come into an enclosed or partially...
5Middle EnglishentrenTo enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space
6Old Frenchentrerto enter
7Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
8Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
9Latininterus
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
11Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via English tourist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtouristSomeone who travels for pleasure rather than for...
2EnglishtourA journey through a particular building, estate,...
3Old Frenchtourtower
4Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
5Latintornōto turn
6LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
7Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus