Where does “colecistectomia” come from?

colecistectomia (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

colecistectomia (Italian): cholecystectomy

Definitions

  1. cholecystectomy

Ancestry of “colecistectomia”, step by step

colecistectomia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κύστις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Italian colecisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancolecisticholecyst, gall bladder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →
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