Etymograph

English

hilus

Hilus comes from Latin hīlus ‘a depression or fissure through which ducts,…’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhīlus‘a depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves’
  2. Englishtodayhilus

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhīlus‘a depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves’
  2. Englishtodayhilus

Today it means

noun A hilum.

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

Etymograph / Latin hīlus / hilus