Where does “enterocolite” come from?
enterocolite (Italian) comes from Italian colite, from Italian colon, from Spanish colón, from Catalan colom, from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
enterocolite (Italian): enterocolitis
Ancestry of “enterocolite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | colite | colitis |
| 2 | Italian | colon | colon |
| 3 | Spanish | colón | colón |
| 4 | Catalan | colom | dove, pigeon |
| 5 | Latin | columbus | A male dove or cock-pigeon |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόλυμβος | Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κολυμβάω | to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I... |