Where does “ileon” come from?

ileon (Romanian) comes from French iléon, from Medieval Latin ileum, from Ancient Greek εἰλέω, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

ileon (Romanian): ileum

Definitions

  1. ileum

Ancestry of “ileon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchiléonileum
2Medieval Latinileum—
3Ancient Greekεἰλέωto assemble; to turn, wind; to press together
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἰλέω →