Etymology of the English word coeliac
the English word
coeliacderived from the Latin word
coeliacus (in bowels, stomach; having disease of bowels; person having disease, pain, suffering in bowels)
derived from the Greek word
koiliakos, κοιλιακός
derived from the Greek word
koilia, κοιλία (belly; a cavity; (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart; a cavity; the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart)
derived from the Greek word
koilos, κοῖλος (hollow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuə-Date
The earliest known usage of coeliac in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
