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Where does “intraperitoneally” come from?

intraperitoneally (English) comes from English intraperitoneal, 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- — to push, to hit.

intraperitoneally (English): Within or into the peritoneal cavity

Definitions

  1. Within or into the peritoneal cavity

Ancestry of “intraperitoneally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintraperitonealWithin the cavity of the peritoneum
2EnglishperitonealOf, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum
3EnglishperitoneumIn mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity...
4Latinperitonaeumperitoneum
5Ancient Greekπεριτόναιονmembrane which contains the lower viscera;...
6Ancient Greekπεριτόναιοςstretched or strained over, especially of the...
7Ancient Greekπερίτονοςcovered with something stretched over
8Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
9New Latinheliumhelium
10Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
11Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
12Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
14Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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