Etymograph

English

biliary

Biliary comes from French biliaire, from Latin bilis ‘bile’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *bistli-.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*bistli-reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbilis‘bile’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentbile
  4. French, derivedc. 1600–presentbiliaire
  5. Englishtodaybiliary

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*bistli-reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbilis‘bile’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentbile
  4. French, derivedc. 1600–presentbiliaire
  5. Englishtodaybiliary

Linked words

through Latin bilis ‘bile’

bile, bilious, 1 more

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to bile or the bile duct

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *bistli- / biliary

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