English
enteroinvasive
From entero- + invasive.
Formed from entero- + invasive
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’
Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’
English entero-
Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- ‘to go, to proceed’
Latin invāsus ‘entered’
Medieval Latin invāsīvus
Middle French invasif
Middle English invasif ‘of a weapon: offensive’
English invasive
Today it means
adj That is invasive to epithelial cells
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / enteroinvasive