Where does “bile” come from?

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

bile (Portuguese): gall; bile

Definitions

  1. gall; bile

Ancestry of “bile”, 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 →