Where does “chalazion” come from?

chalazion (English) comes from Late Latin chalazion, from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

chalazion (English): A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a...

Definitions

  1. A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a...

Ancestry of “chalazion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinchalazion—
2Ancient GreekχαλάζιονA small granule of hail
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον →