Where does “gastroenteritis” come from?

gastroenteritis (Spanish) comes from Spanish gastro-, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

gastroenteritis (Spanish): gastroenteritis

Definitions

  1. gastroenteritis

Ancestry of “gastroenteritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgastro-gastro
2Ancient Greekγαστήρbelly; womb; stomach, appetite
3Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek γαστήρ →