Where does “chyle” come from?

Chyle comes from Late Latin chylus, from Ancient Greek χυλός, derived from χέω and χείω, ultimately from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō meaning to pour or flow.

chyle (English): A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets,...

Definitions

  1. A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets,...

Ancestry of “chyle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinchylusThe juice of a plant
2Ancient Greekχυλόςjuice; juice of plants; animal juice
3Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
4Ancient Greekχείω—
5Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō—

Words derived from “chyle”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō →Every word from Ancient Greek χείω →Every word from Ancient Greek χέω →