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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μεσεντέριον | Membrane to which the intestines are attached,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔντερον | guts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |