English

enterohepatic

From entero- + hepatic.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

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

Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’

Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ-

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Ancient Greek ἧπαρ ‘liver’

Ancient Greek ἡπατικός ‘of the liver’

Late Latin hepaticus

Middle English epatik

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to both the liver and the intestine

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

Etymograph / enterohepatic