Where does “heterochylia” come from?
heterochylia (English) comes from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus — to cut, cut off, sever.
heterochylia (English): The irregular production (both overproduction and underproduction) of gastric juices in any part of the digestive tract
Definitions
- The irregular production (both overproduction and underproduction) of gastric juices in any part of the digestive tract
Ancestry of “heterochylia”, step by step
heterochylia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English hetero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 2 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 3 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 4 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 5 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 6 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English chyle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chyle | A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets,... |
| 2 | Late Latin | chylus | The juice of a plant |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χυλός | juice; juice of plants; animal juice |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χέω | I pour; I scatter, shed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χείω | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰéyyō | — |
via English ia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ia | — |