English

enteropeptide

From entero- + peptide.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

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

Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’

Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye-

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Ancient Greek πέπτω ‘soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest’

Ancient Greek πεπτόν ‘cooked, digested’

German Pepton

German Peptid

Today it means

noun Any peptide that is present in the intestines

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

Etymograph / enteropeptide