Etymology of the English word cholelith
the English word
cholelithusing the English prefix
chole-derived from the Greek word
chole, χολή (bile; 'gall' or bile; (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghel-using the English suffix
-lithderived from the Latin suffix
-lithusderived from the Greek word
lithos, λίθος (stone; a stone )
Derivations in English
cholelithiasisUsage
Word found in Modern English
