Etymograph

English

pyelo-

Pyelo- comes from Ancient Greek πύελος ‘pelvis, wash basin’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπύελοςpúelos‘pelvis, wash basin’
  2. Englishtodaypyelo-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπύελοςpúelos‘pelvis, wash basin’
  2. Englishtodaypyelo-

Equivalent to pyel- + -o-

Ancient Greek πύελος ‘pelvis, wash basin’

English pyel-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘to wash’

fly, flow, flew, pneumonia, plutonium, fowl, plough, flue, flay, plover, plutocracy, 25 more

Today it means

prefix Forms terms relating to the renal pelvis, such as pyelonephritis, pyelography, and others.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek πύελος / pyelo-

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