Where does “enterocolită” come from?
enterocolită (Romanian) comes from Italian enterocolite, from Italian colite, from Italian colon, from Spanish colón, from Catalan colom, from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
enterocolită (Romanian): enterocolitis
Definitions
- enterocolitis
Ancestry of “enterocolită”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | enterocolite | enterocolitis |
| 2 | Italian | colite | colitis |
| 3 | Italian | colon | colon part of the body |
| 4 | Spanish | colón | colón currency |
| 5 | Catalan | colom | dove, pigeon |
| 6 | Latin | columbus | A male dove or cock-pigeon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κόλυμβος | Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κολυμβάω | to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I... |