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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 7 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |