Gaster
/ˈɡæs.tər/noun
A poetic or learned term for the stomach or belly.
Did you know?Greek gástēr was a common word for the belly or stomach, and it became a major building block in scientific terms like gastronomy and gastric.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷhes-
“to gape, yawn, or be open wide”
Ancient Greek
Greek
γαστήρ (gastḗr)
“belly, stomach, womb”
Classical Latin
Latin
gaster
“stomach, belly (borrowed from Greek in learned usage)”
Middle English
English
gaster
“stomach, belly; also used in learned or poetic style”
Modern English
English
gaster
“a learned or poetic term for the stomach or belly”
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