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Where does “iliaque” come from?

iliaque (French) comes from Latin Iliacus, from Latin ile, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός, from Ancient Greek εἰλέω, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

iliaque (French): iliac

Definitions

  1. iliac

Ancestry of “iliaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIliacus—
2Latinileintestines, guts
3Ancient Greekεἰλεόςintestinal obstruction, ileus; den, hole;...
4Ancient Greekεἰλέωto assemble; to turn, wind; to press together
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “iliaque”

  • iliac
  • sacroiliac
  • aortoiliac
  • sacroiliitis
  • transiliac
  • interiliac
  • vertebroiliac
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