Where does “peritoneum” come from?
Peritoneum comes from Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον, derived from the adjective περιτόναιος meaning stretched around, from τόνος tone and τείνω to stretch.
peritoneum (English): In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity...
Definitions
- In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity...
Ancestry of “peritoneum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | peritonaeum | peritoneum |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | περιτόναιον | membrane which contains the lower viscera;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περιτόναιος | stretched or strained over, especially of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περίτονος | covered with something stretched over |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 6 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “peritoneum”
- peritoneal
- peritonitis
- retroperitoneal
- intraperitoneal
- pneumoperitoneum
- retroperitoneum
- extraperitoneal
- transperitoneal
- intraperitoneally
- ventriculoperitoneal
- preperitoneal
- pleuroperitoneal
- subperitoneal
- retroperitoneally
- uroperitoneum
- peritoneally
- properitoneal
- hydroperitoneum
- pneumoperitoneal
- pleuroperitoneum
- uteroperitoneal
- preperitoneally
- nonperitoneal
- hematoperitoneum