Where does “fistula” come from?

fistula (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

fistula (Latin): pipe, tube, especially a water pipe; hollow reed...

Definitions

  1. pipe, tube, especially a water pipe; hollow reed...

Ancestry of “fistula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “fistula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-