Where does “chilificație” come from?
chilificație (Romanian) comes from English chylification, from English chyle, from Late Latin chylus, from Ancient Greek χυλός, from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.
chilificație (Romanian): chylification
Definitions
- chylification
Ancestry of “chilificație”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chylification | The production of chyle |
| 2 | English | chyle | A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets,... |
| 3 | Late Latin | chylus | The juice of a plant |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χυλός | juice; juice of plants; animal juice |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χέω | I pour; I scatter, shed |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χείω | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰéyyō | — |