Where does “lochia” come from?

lochia (English) comes from Latin lochia, from Ancient Greek λοχεία, from Ancient Greek λόχος, from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai — to lie down.

lochia (English): Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood,...

Definitions

  1. Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood,...

Ancestry of “lochia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlochia—
2Ancient Greekλοχείαchildbirth, childbed
3Ancient Greekλόχοςambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...
4Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
5Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down

Words derived from “lochia”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai →Every word from Ancient Greek λέχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek λόχος →