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Where does “intraperitonial” come from?

intraperitonial (English) comes from English intra-, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

intraperitonial (English): Alternative spelling of intraperitoneal

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of intraperitoneal

Ancestry of “intraperitonial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishintra-a prefix signifying inside, within, interior,...
2Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
3Latininterus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “intraperitonial”

  • intraperitonially
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