Where does “lochia” come from?

lochia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek λοχεία, from Ancient Greek λόχος, from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai — to lie down.

Ancestry of “lochia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλοχείαchildbirth, childbed
2Ancient Greekλόχοςambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...
3Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
4Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down

Words derived from “lochia

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek λέχομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek λόχος
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