Etymology

lientery

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Today it means: A form of diarrhea in which food passes through the body with little or no digestion. Full definition →

Latin leinteria ← Ancient Greek λειεντερία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλειεντερία
  2. Latin · borrowed fromleinteria
  3. English todaylientery

From Latin leinteria, ultimately from Ancient Greek λειεντερία (leientería), which is composed of λεῖος (leîos) and ἔντερον (énteron); compare French lientérie.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλειεντερία all →

lienteric

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