Where does “tummyache” come from?
tummyache (English) comes from English tummy, from English stummy, from English stomach, from Middle English stomak, from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος, from Ancient Greek στόμα.
tummyache (English): Any pain in the stomach or abdomen
Definitions
- Any pain in the stomach or abdomen
Ancestry of “tummyache”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tummy | Stomach or belly; Protruding belly, paunch |
| 2 | English | stummy | stomach, tummy |
| 3 | English | stomach | An organ in animals that stores food in the... |
| 4 | Middle English | stomak | The stomach or guts of a organism; One's belly;... |
| 5 | Old French | estomac | stomach |
| 6 | Latin | stomachus | gullet, alimentary canal; stomach; taste or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | στόμαχος | throat, gullet; stomach; bladder |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | στόμα | mouth; face; The source of a river or stream |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stomn̥ | — |