Where does “quil” come from?

quil (Catalan) comes from Ancient Greek χυλός, from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.

quil (Catalan): chyle

Definitions

  1. chyle

Ancestry of “quil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχυλόςjuice; juice of plants; animal juice
2Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
3Ancient Greekχείω—
4Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō →Every word from Ancient Greek χείω →Every word from Ancient Greek χέω →