Where does “nasogastric” come from?
Nasogastric comes from New Latin nasogastricus, combining nasus (nose) with gastricus from Ancient Greek gastḗr (stomach), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gras-.
nasogastric (English): Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach;...
Definitions
- Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach;...
Ancestry of “nasogastric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gastric | Of or relating to the stomach |
| 2 | New Latin | gastricus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |