Where does “hemoperitoneal” come from?

hemoperitoneal (English) comes from English peritoneal, 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 — to push, to hit.

hemoperitoneal (English): Relating to hemoperitoneum

Definitions

  1. Relating to hemoperitoneum

Ancestry of “hemoperitoneal”, step by step

hemoperitoneal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peritoneal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperitonealOf, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum
2EnglishperitoneumIn mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity...
3Latinperitonaeumperitoneum
4Ancient Greekπεριτόναιονmembrane which contains the lower viscera;...
5Ancient Greekπεριτόναιοςstretched or strained over, especially of the...
6Ancient Greekπερίτονοςcovered with something stretched over
7Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
8New Latinheliumhelium
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English hemo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemo
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-