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Where does “εἰλεός” come from?

εἰλεός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἰλέω, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

εἰλεός (Ancient Greek): intestinal obstruction, ileus; den, hole;...

Definitions

  1. intestinal obstruction, ileus; den, hole;...

Ancestry of “εἰλεός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰλέωto assemble; to turn, wind; to press together
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “εἰλεός”

  • Jade
  • iliac
  • jade
  • jaded
  • ileum
  • ilia
  • ilium
  • sacroiliac
  • ileus
  • ileal
  • ileostomy
  • aortoiliac
  • jadeite
  • sacroiliitis
  • ileocolic
  • ileitis
  • ileocaecal
  • jejunoileal
  • ileoanal
  • unjaded
  • ileorectal
  • ileocolitis
  • ileocolonic
  • transiliac
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