Etymology

enteron

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Today it means: The gut, the whole intestine (alimentary) canal Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἔντερον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔντερον“intestine”
  2. English todayenteron

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἔντερον all →

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