Where does “Zöliakie” come from?
Zöliakie (German) comes from New Latin coeliacia, from Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός, from Ancient Greek κοιλία, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος, from Proto-Indo-European kowilos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- — to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...
Zöliakie (German): celiac disease US, coeliac disease UK
Definitions
- celiac disease US, coeliac disease UK
Ancestry of “Zöliakie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | coeliacia | — |
| 2 | Latin | coeliacus | of or relating to the abdomen or stomach |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κοιλιακός | of the bowels, intestinal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κοιλία | the large hollow or cavity of the body, belly,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοῖλος | hollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kowilos | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewH- | to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be... |