Etymology of the English word bilirubin
the English word
bilirubinderived from the English word
bilederived from the French word
bilederived from the Latin word
bilis (bile; gall, bile; wrath)
derived from the Old Norse word
boliderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-derived from the German word
bilirubinderived from the Latin word
bilis (bile; gall, bile; wrath)
derived from the Latin word
ruber (red, ruddy, painted red)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reudh-Date
The earliest known usage of bilirubin in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
hyperbilirubinemiaUsage
Word found in Modern English
