Gastro
/ˈɡæs.troʊ/noun
A combining form meaning “stomach” or relating to the stomach.
Did you know?The same Greek root gave us medical words like gastritis and gastroenterology, where the body’s inner fire became a whole language of healing.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
gastḗr (γαστήρ)
“stomach, belly, womb”
Classical Greek
GRK
gaster- / gastro-
“combining form meaning stomach”
Late Latin
LAT
gaster / gastro-
“stomach, belly (learned borrowing from Greek)”
19th Century
English
gastro-
“combining form used in medical and scientific terms relating to the stomach”
Modern English
English
gastro
“informal shortening of gastronomy or gastroenterology in some contexts”
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