Where does “chyme” come from?

Chyme comes from Latin chymus, from Ancient Greek χυμός, derived from χέω and χείω, ultimately from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō meaning to pour or flow.

chyme (English): The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food...

Definitions

  1. The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food...

Ancestry of “chyme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinchymus
2Ancient Greekχυμόςjuice of plants; animal juices, humors; flavour,...
3Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
4Ancient Greekχείω
5Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō

Words derived from “chyme

Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyōEvery word from Ancient Greek χείωEvery word from Ancient Greek χέω