Where does “pseudopneumoperitoneum” come from?
pseudopneumoperitoneum (English) comes from English pneumoperitoneum, from English peritoneum, from Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιος, from Ancient Greek περίτονος, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium — to push, to hit.
pseudopneumoperitoneum (English): A disturbance having the appearance of...
Definitions
- A disturbance having the appearance of...
Ancestry of “pseudopneumoperitoneum”, step by step
pseudopneumoperitoneum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pneumoperitoneum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pneumoperitoneum | The presence of air or gas in the peritoneal... |
| 2 | English | peritoneum | In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity... |
| 3 | Latin | peritonaeum | peritoneum |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περιτόναιον | membrane which contains the lower viscera;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περιτόναιος | stretched or strained over, especially of the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | περίτονος | covered with something stretched over |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 8 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |