Etymograph

English

gaster

Gaster comes from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ ‘paunch, belly’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγᾰστήρ1găstḗr‘paunch, belly’
  2. Englishtodaygaster1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English gaster

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγᾰστήρWiktionary, English gastergăstḗr‘paunch, belly’
  2. EnglishtodaygasterWiktionary, English gaster

Linked words

through Ancient Greek γρᾰ́ω ‘to gnaw, eat’

gastric, gastritis, gastrectomy, gastropod, 5 more

Today it means

noun The stomach.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “gaster”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ / gaster

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