Where does “hypochylia” come from?
hypochylia (English) comes from English chyle, from Late Latin chylus, from Ancient Greek χυλός, from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.
hypochylia (English): A deficiency of chyle
Ancestry of “hypochylia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |