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Where does “peritoneo” come from?

peritoneo (Spanish) comes 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, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.

peritoneo (Spanish): peritoneum

Definitions

  1. peritoneum

Ancestry of “peritoneo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peritoneo”

  • peritonitis
  • retroperitoneal
  • peritoneal
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