Where does “stomachache” come from?
Stomachache comes from English stomach, from Middle English stomak, from Old French estomac, from Latin apium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-.
stomachache (English): A pain in the abdomen, often caused by...
Definitions
- A pain in the abdomen, often caused by...
Ancestry of “stomachache”, step by step
stomachache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ache | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in,... |
| 2 | Middle English | ache | Aching; long-lasting hurting or injury; A plant... |
| 3 | Old French | ache | — |
| 4 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 5 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 7 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |
via English stomach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stomach | An organ in animals that stores food in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | stomak | The stomach or guts of a organism; One's belly;... |
| 3 | Old French | estomac | stomach |
| 4 | Latin | stomachus | gullet, alimentary canal; stomach; taste or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στόμαχος | throat, gullet; stomach; bladder |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στόμα | mouth; face; The source of a river or stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stomn̥ | — |