Etymology

enteroadherent

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Today it means: That adheres to the walls of the intestines Full definition →

English adherent ← Middle English adherent ← Old French adherent
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  4. New Latinentero-
  5. Englishentero-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Latinhaereō
  11. Latinadhaereō
  12. Latinadhaerēns
  13. Old Frenchadherent
  14. Middle Englishadherent
  15. Englishadherent
  16. English todayenteroadherent

From entero- + adherent.

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