noun, masculine/mesenˈteɾjo/plural: mesenterios
mesentery; caul fat
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μεσο- (meso-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek μεσεντέρῐον (mesentérĭon)bor. Spanish mesenterio Borrowed from Ancient Greek μεσεντέρῐον (mesentérĭon).