Where does “small intestine” come from?
small intestine (English) comes from English intestine, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
small intestine (English): The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum
Definitions
- The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum
Ancestry of “small intestine”, step by step
small intestine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intestine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intestine | The alimentary canal of an animal through which... |
| 2 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 3 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 4 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Small
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Small | Not large or big; insignificant; few in number |
| 2 | Middle English | smal | Small, miniscule; Little, few, scarce; Ground... |
| 3 | Old English | smæl | narrow, slim; not broad; slender; not thick;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | smal | small |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smalaz | small |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |