English
celiac
Celiac comes from Latin coeliacus ‘of or relating to the abdomen or stomach’, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός ‘of the bowels, intestinal’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱowilos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱowilosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκοῖλος‘hollow’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκοιλίαkoilía‘belly’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκοιλιακόςkoiliakós‘of the bowels, intestinal’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoeliacus‘of or relating to the abdomen or stomach’
- Englishtodayceliac
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱowilosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκοῖλος‘hollow’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκοιλίαkoilía‘belly’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκοιλιακόςkoiliakós‘of the bowels, intestinal’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoeliacus‘of or relating to the abdomen or stomach’
- Englishtodayceliac
Linked words
through Latin coeliacus ‘of or relating to the abdomen or stomach’
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱowilos / celiac