Where does “gastrointestinal” come from?
gastrointestinal (Spanish) comes from Spanish intestinal, from Spanish intestino, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
gastrointestinal (Spanish): gastrointestinal
Definitions
- gastrointestinal
Ancestry of “gastrointestinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | intestinal | intestinal |
| 2 | Spanish | intestino | internal, internecine; intestine |
| 3 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 4 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |