Where does “ἐπιπλοκήλη” come from?

ἐπιπλοκήλη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κήλη, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂u-l-eh₂ — tumour.

ἐπιπλοκήλη (Ancient Greek): hernia of the omentum

Definitions

  1. hernia of the omentum

Ancestry of “ἐπιπλοκήλη”, step by step

ἐπιπλοκήλη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κήλη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκήληtumour, swelling; hernia, rupture; hump on a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂u-l-eh₂tumour

via Ancient Greek ἐπῐ́πλοον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐπῐ́πλοονfold of the peritoneum, omentum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂u-l-eh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek κήλη →