Where does “retroperitoneum” come from?
retroperitoneum (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.
retroperitoneum (English): The space in the abdominal cavity behind the...
Definitions
- The space in the abdominal cavity behind the...
Ancestry of “retroperitoneum”, step by step
retroperitoneum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peritoneum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peritoneum | In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity... |
| 2 | Latin | peritonaeum | peritoneum |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περιτόναιον | membrane which contains the lower viscera;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περιτόναιος | stretched or strained over, especially of the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περίτονος | covered with something stretched over |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 7 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English retro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retro | Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the... |
| 2 | French | rétro | shortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro |
| 3 | French | rétroviseur | rear-view mirror |
| 4 | French | rétro- | retro-, back, behind |
| 5 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 6 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |