Where does “ascites” come from?

Ascites comes from Latin ascites, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίτης, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός meaning "wineskin," and further traced to Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

ascites (English): An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal...

Definitions

An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal...

Ancestry of “ascites”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ascītēs	—
2	Ancient Greek	ἀσκίτης	Dropsy, ascites; Patient suffering from ascites
3	Ancient Greek	ἀσκός	skin, hide made into a bag; wineskin; paunch,...
4	Ancient Greek	μύκης	mushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
5	Proto-Indo-European	mew-k-	slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “ascites”

ascitogenic
ascitic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Ancient Greek μύκης →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσκός →