Where does “mesenteric” come from?
Mesenteric comes from English mesentery, from French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον meaning intestine, with Proto-Indo-European roots medʰi- meaning middle and me-.
mesenteric (English): Relating to the mesentery
Definitions
- Relating to the mesentery
Ancestry of “mesenteric”, step by step
mesenteric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mesentery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mesentery | The membrane that attaches the intestines to the... |
| 2 | Late Latin | mesenterium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεσεντέρῐον | Membrane to which the intestines are attached, mesentery |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέσος | middle of, between, amidst; half; of middle... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Catalan mesenteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mesenteri | mesentery |