Where does “bile” come from?
bile (Italian) comes from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
bile (Italian): bile; anger
Ancestry of “bile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | bīlis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
Words derived from “bile”