Where does “cøliaki” come from?

cøliaki (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek κοιλία, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος, from Proto-Indo-European kowilos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- — to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...

cøliaki (Norwegian Nynorsk): coeliac disease

Definitions

  1. coeliac disease

Ancestry of “cøliaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοιλίαthe large hollow or cavity of the body, belly,...
2Ancient Greekκοῖλοςhollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankowiloshollow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱewH-to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kowilos →Every word from Ancient Greek κοῖλος →