Where does “retroperitoneally” come from?
retroperitoneally (English) comes from English retroperitoneal, from English peritoneal, from English peritoneum, from Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιος, from Ancient Greek περίτονος, from Ancient Greek περῐ- — to push, to hit.
retroperitoneally (English): Behind the peritoneum
Definitions
- Behind the peritoneum
Ancestry of “retroperitoneally”, step by step
retroperitoneally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retroperitoneal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retroperitoneal | Located behind the peritoneum |
| 2 | English | peritoneal | Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum |
| 3 | English | peritoneum | In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity... |
| 4 | Latin | peritonaeum | peritoneum |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περιτόναιον | membrane which contains the lower viscera;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | περιτόναιος | stretched or strained over, especially of the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | περίτονος | covered with something stretched over |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 9 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |