Where does “λεπτό έντερο” come from?

λεπτό έντερο (Greek) comes from Greek έντερο, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

λεπτό έντερο (Greek): small intestine

Definitions

  1. small intestine

Ancestry of “λεπτό έντερο”, step by step

λεπτό έντερο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek έντερο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekέντεροintestine
2Ancient Greekἔντερονguts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
4Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via Greek λεπτός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλεπτόςthin, skinny, slim; flimsy; delicate, refined
2Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔντερον