Where does “choledocholithiasis” come from?

choledocholithiasis (English) comes from English lithiasis, from Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

choledocholithiasis (English): The presence of gallstones in the common bile...

Definitions

  1. The presence of gallstones in the common bile...

Ancestry of “choledocholithiasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithiasisThe process of forming stone-like deposits or...
2Latinlithiasis—
3Ancient Greekλιθίασιςlithiasis
4Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
Every word from Ancient Greek λίθος →Every word from Ancient Greek λιθίασις →Every word from Latin lithiasis →