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Where does “mesenterium” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mesenterium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμεσεντέριονMembrane to which the intestines are attached,...
2Ancient Greekἔντερονguts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
4Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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