English

enterocyst

From entero- + cyst.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’

Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’

Ancient Greek κύστις ‘anatomical sac’

Late Latin cystis

English cyst

Today it means

noun An enteric cyst

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / enterocyst