Where does “bílis” come from?

bílis (Portuguese) comes from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bílis (Portuguese): bile

Definitions

  1. bile

Ancestry of “bílis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbīlisbile
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin bīlis →