Where does “intracolic” come from?
intracolic (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.
intracolic (English): Within the colon
Definitions
- Within the colon
Ancestry of “intracolic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colic | Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease... |
| 2 | French | colique | colic; diarrhoea |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κωλικός | suffering in the colon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |