Where does “chalazion” come from?

chalazion (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “chalazion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekχαλάζιονA small granule of hail
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “chalazion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον →