Where does “gastroscop” come from?

gastroscop (Romanian) 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.

gastroscop (Romanian): gastroscope

Definitions

  1. gastroscope

Ancestry of “gastroscop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgastroscopeA form of endoscope used to view the inside of...
2EnglishgastroGastroenteritis
3EnglishgastroenteritisInflammation of the mucous membranes of the...
4EnglishenteritisInflammation of the intestines, generally the...
5EnglishenterTo go or come into an enclosed or partially...
6Middle EnglishentrenTo enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space
7Old Frenchentrerto enter
8Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
9Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
10Latininterus
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
12Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus
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