English
acheilous
Acheilous comes from Ancient Greek χεῖλος ‘lip’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχεῖλοςkheîlos‘lip’
- Englishtodayacheilous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχεῖλοςkheîlos‘lip’
- Englishtodayacheilous
Formed from a- + -ous
Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’
Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’
English a-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- ‘to shout’
glass, yell, gale, glaze, yelp, gloat, hyaline, geld, 15 more
Today it means
adj lipless
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χεῖλος / acheilous