Where does “enteroclisi” come from?

enteroclisi (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek κλύσις, from Ancient Greek κλύζω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

enteroclisi (Italian): enema

Definitions

  1. enema

Ancestry of “enteroclisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλύσις—
2Ancient Greekκλύζωto wash, dash over, surge up; to be washed by the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Ancient Greek κλύζω →