Etymology

archenteron

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Today it means: A primitive alimentary cavity Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀρχι-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔντερον“gut”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀρχι-
  3. English todayarchenteron

arch- from Latin archi- from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + enteron from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “gut”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀρχι- all →

arch-archipterygium

Ancient Greekἔντερον all →

gastroenterologyenteralabentericenter-entero-enterocleisisenterolithenteronfistuloenterostomy

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