English

enterospasm

From entero- + spasm.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

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

Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’

Ancient Greek σπάω ‘to draw out, pull out’

Ancient Greek σπασμός ‘spasm, convulsion’

Latin spasmus ‘cramp, convulsion, spasm’

Old French spasme

Middle English spasme

English spasm

Today it means

noun intestinal colic

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

Etymograph / enterospasm