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Where does “parenteral” come from?

Parenteral comes from English parachute, French parachute, French chute, Latin parare meaning "to prepare," and Latin cadere meaning "to fall."

parenteral (English): administered by some means that avoids the...

Definitions

  1. administered by some means that avoids the...

Ancestry of “parenteral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpar-—
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “parenteral”

  • parenterally
  • nonparenteral
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