Where does “bili-” come from?
bili- (English) comes from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
bili- (English): bile
Ancestry of “bili-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | bīlis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
Words derived from “bili-”