Where does “megacolon” come from?
megacolon (English) comes from English colón, from French côlon, from French colonel, from Middle French coronel, from Italian colonnello, from Italian -ello, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
megacolon (English): Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by...
Definitions
- Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by...
Ancestry of “megacolon”, step by step
megacolon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colón | The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100... |
| 2 | French | côlon | colon |
| 3 | French | colonel | A colonel, highest commissioned officer below... |
| 4 | Middle French | coronel | — |
| 5 | Italian | colonnello | colonel |
| 6 | Italian | -ello | Alterative suffix used to form... |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |