English

gastrolavage

From gastro- + lavage.

Ancient Greek γαστήρ ‘stomach’

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- ‘to wash’

Latin lavāre

Old French laver ‘to wash’

French laver ‘to wash’

French lavage ‘washing’

Today it means

noun Synonym of gastric lavage.

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

Etymograph / gastrolavage