Where does “mesenteritis” come from?
mesenteritis (English) comes from English mesentery, from Late Latin mesenterium, from Ancient Greek μεσεντέρῐον, from Ancient Greek μέσος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
mesenteritis (English): Inflammation of the mesentery
Definitions
- Inflammation of the mesentery
Ancestry of “mesenteritis”, step by step
mesenteritis 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;... |