Where does “mesentery” come from?
Mesentery comes from Late Latin mesenterium, from Ancient Greek μεσεντέρῐον, combining μέσο- (middle) and ἔντερον (intestine), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning middle and intestine.
mesentery (English): The membrane that attaches the intestines to the...
Definitions
- The membrane that attaches the intestines to the...
Ancestry of “mesentery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | mesenterium | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεσεντέρῐον | Membrane to which the intestines are attached, mesentery |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέσος | middle of, between, amidst; half; of middle... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |