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Where does “ileocolic” come from?

ileocolic (English) comes from English colic, from French colique, from Ancient Greek κωλικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ileocolic (English): Relating to the ileum and colon

Definitions

  1. Relating to the ileum and colon

Ancestry of “ileocolic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolicSevere pains that grip the abdomen or the disease...
2Frenchcoliquecolic; diarrhoea
3Ancient Greekκωλικόςsuffering in the colon
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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