Where does “cefalocel” come from?

cefalocel (Romanian) comes from English cephalocele, from English -cele, from Ancient Greek κήλη, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂u-l-eh₂ — tumour.

cefalocel (Romanian): cephalocele

Definitions

  1. cephalocele

Ancestry of “cefalocel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcephaloceleencephalocele
2English-celeA tumour; A hernia; Alternative form of -coel
3Ancient Greekκήληtumour, swelling; hernia, rupture; hump on a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂u-l-eh₂tumour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂u-l-eh₂ →Every word from English -cele →Every word from Ancient Greek κήλη →