Where does “subperitoneal” come from?

subperitoneal (English) comes 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-, from New Latin helium — to push, to hit.

subperitoneal (English): Situated under the peritoneal membrane

Definitions

  1. Situated under the peritoneal membrane

Ancestry of “subperitoneal”, step by step

subperitoneal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peritoneal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperitonealOf, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum
2EnglishperitoneumIn mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity...
3Latinperitonaeumperitoneum
4Ancient Greekπεριτόναιονmembrane which contains the lower viscera;...
5Ancient Greekπεριτόναιοςstretched or strained over, especially of the...
6Ancient Greekπερίτονοςcovered with something stretched over
7Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
8New Latinheliumhelium
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubA submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich...
2EnglishsubstituteTo use in place of something else, with the same...
3Middle Englishsubstituten
4Latinsubstitutussubstituted
5LatinsubstituoI place next to, under, or instead of; I...
6LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
7Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
8Latinstōto stand
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-