Etymology

enterohaemorrhagic

Today it means: That causes bleeding in the intestines. Full definition →

English haemorrhagic ← New Latin entero- ← Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)
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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. Englishhaemorrhagic
  7. English todayenterohaemorrhagic

From entero- + haemorrhagic.

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