Where does “colique” come from?

colique (French) comes from Ancient Greek κωλικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

colique (French): colic; diarrhoea

Definitions

  1. colic; diarrhoea

Ancestry of “colique”, step by step

colique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κωλικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκωλικόςsuffering in the colon
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Latin colica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolica—

Words derived from “colique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →