Etymology

gastro-

gas·tro-

Today it means: Of or relating to the stomach. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr) ← Proto-Indo-European *gres-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gres-
  2. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́ω (grắō)
  3. Ancient Greekγᾰστήρ (găstḗr)
  4. English todaygastro-

Coined based on Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγαστήρ all →

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