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Where does “supramesocolic” come from?

supramesocolic (English) comes from English mesocolic, from English meso-, from Ancient Greek μέσος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

supramesocolic (English): Above the mesocolon

Definitions

  1. Above the mesocolon

Ancestry of “supramesocolic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmesocolicOf or pertaining to the mesocolon
2Englishmeso-middle; intermediate; Designating an achiral...
3Ancient Greekμέσοςmiddle of, between, amidst; half; of middle...
4Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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