Where does “antlia” come from?

antlia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀντλία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

antlia (Latin): a foot-operated pump for drawing water; the body...

Definitions

  1. a foot-operated pump for drawing water; the body...

Ancestry of “antlia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἀντλίαA baling out of bilge-water; bilge-water, filth;...
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “antlia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀντλία →