English
peritoneum
Peritoneum comes from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον ‘membrane which contains the lower viscera’, from περιτόναιος ‘stretched or strained over’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tón-osreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tónos‘rope, cord’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόνος‘something stretched’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπερίτονος‘covered with something stretched over’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπεριτόναιοςperitónaios‘stretched or strained over’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπεριτόναιονperitónaion‘membrane which contains the lower viscera’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperitonaeum
- Englishtodayperitoneum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tón-osreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tónos‘rope, cord’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόνος‘something stretched’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπερίτονος‘covered with something stretched over’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπεριτόναιοςperitónaios‘stretched or strained over’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπεριτόναιονperitónaion‘membrane which contains the lower viscera’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperitonaeum
- Englishtodayperitoneum
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘stretch’
continue, content, tight, maintenance, entertainment, obtain, tennis, contain, retain, continuous, sustain, tender, detention, tenant, continent, retention, tenor, rein, detain, tendon, continuum, abstain, abstinence, tenacious, pristine, sustenance, tenacity, pertinent, countenance, tetanus, tenet, tenement, incontinence, retinue, tantra, pertain, tenable, abstention, tendinitis, retentive, 68 more
through Ancient Greek τόνος ‘something stretched’
Today it means
noun In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ten- / peritoneum