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Where does “nonceliac” come from?

nonceliac (English) comes from English celiac, from French cœliaque, from Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός, from Ancient Greek κοιλία, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος, from Proto-Indo-European kowilos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- — to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...

nonceliac (English): One who is not a celiac

Definitions

  1. One who is not a celiac

Ancestry of “nonceliac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishceliacOf, pertaining to or located within the abdomen...
2Frenchcœliaqueceliac
3Latincoeliacus—
4Ancient Greekκοιλιακός—
5Ancient Greekκοιλίαthe large hollow or cavity of the body, belly,...
6Ancient Greekκοῖλοςhollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankowiloshollow
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱewH-to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...
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