Ancient Greek

ἔντερον

‘intestine’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek ἔντερον.

8 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek ἔντερον, most familiar first.

• dysentery ← dissenterie ← dissenterie ← dysenteria ← δυσεντερία
• enteral
• exenteration ← *exenterātiō ← exenterō ← ἐξεντερίζω
• abenteric
• archenteron
• enteron
• exenterate ← exenterātus ← exenterō ← ἐξεντερίζω
• mesenterium ← μεσεντέριον

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔντερον