How did the word "stomach" originate?
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From Middle English stomak, from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus "stomach, throat," also "pride, indignation" (because these emotions were thought to reside in the stomach), from Greek stomachos "throat, gullet, esophagus," lit. "mouth, opening," from stoma "mouth". Applied to the openings of various internal organs, especially the stomach, then eventually to the stomach itself. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=stomach http://tinyurl.com/au226
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Middle English, from Old French stomaque, estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Greek stomakhos, gullet, from stoma, mouth. http://www.answers.com/stomach There’s also the Greek word "gastro" - from gaster, gastr, belly Belly: gastropod and Stomach: gastritis. http://www.answers.com/gastro Latin names for the stomach include Ventriculus and Gaster; many medical terms related to the stomach start in "gastro-" or "gastric http://www.answers.com/stomach
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