Where does “enterocito” come from?

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

enterocito (Spanish): enterocyte

Definitions

  1. enterocyte

Ancestry of “enterocito”, step by step

enterocito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἔντερον

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

via Spanish cito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcito
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔντερον →