Where does “enterocel” come from?
enterocel (Romanian) comes from English enterocele, from English entero-, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
enterocel (Romanian): enterocele
Definitions
- enterocele
Ancestry of “enterocel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enterocele | An intestinal hernia |
| 2 | English | entero- | relating to the intestines; relating specifically... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔντερον | guts, viscera intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |