Where does “īlium” come from?

īlium (Latin) comes from Latin ile, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός, from Ancient Greek εἰλέω, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “īlium”, step by step

īlium traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinileintestines, guts
2Ancient Greekεἰλεόςintestinal obstruction, ileus; den, hole;...
3Ancient Greekεἰλέωto assemble; to turn, wind; to press together
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Ancient Greek Ἴ̄λιον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἼ̄λιονIlium, Troy
2Hittite???Wilusa; {{w|Wilusa}}

via Latin īlia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīlia—

Words derived from “īlium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἰλέω →