Where does “cholelithiasis” come from?
cholelithiasis (English) comes from English chole-, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
cholelithiasis (English): gallstones
Ancestry of “cholelithiasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chole- | relating to bile or the bile ducts |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |