Etymology

enteropathogen

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Today it means: Any organism that causes disease of the intestinal tract Full definition →

English pathogen ← 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. Englishpathogen
  7. English todayenteropathogen

From entero- + pathogen.

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