Where does “hematoperitoneum” come from?

hematoperitoneum (English) comes from English peritoneum, from Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιος, from Ancient Greek περίτονος, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

hematoperitoneum (English): hemoperitoneum

Definitions

  1. hemoperitoneum

Ancestry of “hematoperitoneum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperitoneumIn mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity...
2Latinperitonaeumperitoneum
3Ancient Greekπεριτόναιονmembrane which contains the lower viscera;...
4Ancient Greekπεριτόναιοςstretched or strained over, especially of the...
5Ancient Greekπερίτονοςcovered with something stretched over
6Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
7New Latinheliumhelium
8Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-