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Where does “peritoneal” come from?

peritoneal (Spanish) comes from Spanish peritoneo, from Late Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιος, from Ancient Greek περίτονος, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

peritoneal (Spanish): peritoneal

Definitions

  1. peritoneal

Ancestry of “peritoneal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishperitoneoperitoneum
2Late Latinperitonaeumperitoneum
3Ancient Greekπεριτόναιονmembrane which contains the lower viscera;...
4Ancient Greekπεριτόναιοςstretched or strained over, especially of the...
5Ancient Greekπερίτονοςcovered with something stretched over
6Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
7New Latinheliumhelium
8Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “peritoneal”

  • retroperitoneal
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