stomach
/ˈstʌmək/ · noun
Meaning
- An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
- The belly.
- Pride, haughtiness.
- An appetite.
- A desire, an appetite (for something abstract).
- The part of a garment that covers a person's stomach.
- To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.
- To be angry.
- To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike.
- To turn the stomach of; to sicken or repel.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English stomak, from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos), from στόμα (stóma, “mouth”). Partially displaced native Old English maga, whence Modern English maw.
- maga(Old English)→
- στόμαχος(Ancient Greek)→
- stomachus(Latin)→
- estomac(Old French)→
- stomak(Middle English)→
- stomach (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, der, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- stomako(Ido) (der)
- stumog(Welsh) (bor)
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