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Where does “intraabdominal” come from?

Intraabdominal comes from English, combining the Latin prefix intra meaning within and abdomen from Latin abdomen, itself from ab meaning away and -men a noun-forming suffix.

intraabdominal (English): Within the cavity of the abdomen

Definitions

  1. Within the cavity of the abdomen

Ancestry of “intraabdominal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabdominalOf or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; Having...
2New Latinabdominalisabdominal
3Latinabdomenbelly, abdomen; gluttony
4Latinabdō—
5Latin-dō—
6Proto-Germanic-dô—
7Siciliandi—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “intraabdominal”

  • intraabdominally
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