English
enteral
Enteral comes from Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’, and ultimately from *h₁én ‘in’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁énteros‘inside, within’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔντερονénteron‘intestine’
- Englishtodayenteral
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁énteros‘inside, within’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔντερονénteron‘intestine’
- Englishtodayenteral
Formed from -al
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
in, indigenous, internal, impulse, intimate, encounter, ensemble, incubation, incense, intern, intestine, endo, incubus, impel, incubate, agog, intimation, interregnum, censer, 31 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’
introduce, interior, entrance, intro, 14 more
through Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, within, or by way of the intestines; especially, the small intestine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁én / enteral