Where does “videogastroscope” come from?
videogastroscope (English) comes from English gastroscope, from English gastro, from English gastroenteritis, from English enteritis, from English enter, from Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
videogastroscope (English): A gastroscope equipped with a video camera
Definitions
- A gastroscope equipped with a video camera
Ancestry of “videogastroscope”, step by step
videogastroscope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gastroscope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gastroscope | A form of endoscope used to view the inside of... |
| 2 | English | gastro | Gastroenteritis |
| 3 | English | gastroenteritis | Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the... |
| 4 | English | enteritis | Inflammation of the intestines, generally the... |
| 5 | English | enter | To go or come into an enclosed or partially... |
| 6 | Middle English | entren | To enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space |
| 7 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 8 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 9 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 10 | Latin | interus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |