Where does “ileal” come from?

Ileal comes from English ileum, from Latin ile, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός, from Ancient Greek εἰλέω meaning to roll or twist, from Proto-Indo-European wel-.

ileal (English): Of or pertaining to the ileum

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the ileum

Ancestry of “ileal”, step by step

ileal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English ileum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishileumThe last, and usually the longest, division of...
2Latinīlia—

Words derived from “ileal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →